Ruth Cohn
Ruth Charlotte Cohn | |
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| Born | Ruth Charlotte Hirschfeld 27 August 1912 |
| Died | 30 January 2010 (aged 97) Düsseldorf, Germany |
| Nationality | German (until 1936) |
| Occupation(s) | psychotherapist, psychologist, teacher |
| Known for | Creation of Theme-centered interaction |
| Spouse | Hans-Helmut Cohn |
| Children | Heidi Ursula, Peter Ronald I grandchildren = Elizabeth Emily Weiner, Eric Bert Weiner |
| Parent(s) | Arthur Hirschfeld and Elisabeth Heidenheimer |
| Awards | 1971 Psychologist of the Year; 1979 Dr. phil h.c., University of Hamburg; 1992 Grand Merit Cross of the Federal Republic of Germany, 1994 Dr. phil h.c., University of Bern |
Ruth Charlotte Cohn (born 27 August 1912 in Berlin, died 30 January 2010 in Düsseldorf) was a psychotherapist, educator, and poet. She is best known as the creator of a method for learning in groups called theme-centered interaction (TCI). She was the founder of the Workshop Institute for Living Learning (WILL), which is known today as the Ruth Cohn Institute for TCI.