Paul Ekman
Paul Ekman | |
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 Ekman in 2016 | |
| Born | February 15, 1934 Washington, D.C., U.S. |
| Died | November 17, 2025 (aged 91) San Francisco, California, U.S. |
| Education | University of Chicago New York University (BA) Adelphi University (MA, PhD) |
| Known for | Microexpressions, Lie to Me |
| Spouse | Mary Ann Mason |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Psychology Anthropology |
| Doctoral advisor | John Amsden Starkweather |
| Website | PaulEkman.com |
Paul Ekman (February 15, 1934 – November 17, 2025) was an American psychologist and researcher. He was a professor emeritus at the University of California, San Francisco. He was known for his works about the study of emotions and their relation to facial expressions. He was named 59th out of the 100 most important psychologists of the twentieth century in 2002 by the Review of General Psychology. His life's work is the inspiration for the crime drama series Lie to Me.
Ekman died on November 17, 2025 at his home in San Francisco, California at the age of 91.
References
- ↑ Guthrie, Julian (September 16, 2002) [September 16, 2002]. "The lie detective / S.F psychologist has made a science of reading facial expressions". San Francisco Gate. Archived from the original on December 20, 2022. Retrieved July 16, 2024.
- ↑ Haggbloom, S. J. et al. (2002). "The 100 Most Eminent Psychologists of the 20th Century" (subscription required). Review of General Psychology. Vol. 6, No. 2, 139–15. doi:10.1037/1089-2680.6.2.139. Haggbloom and his team combined three quantitative variables: citations in professional journals, citations in textbooks, and nominations in a survey given to members of the Association for Psychological Science, with three qualitative variables (converted to quantitative scores): National Academy of Sciences (NAS) membership, American Psychological Association (APA) President and/or recipient of the APA Distinguished Scientific Contributions Award, and surname used as an eponym. Then the list was rank ordered. Ekman was #59.
- ↑ "Lie to Me – Paul Ekman analyzes the real science". May 6, 2009. Archived from the original on May 6, 2009. Retrieved April 20, 2013.
- ↑ "The Passing of Dr. Paul Ekman". Paul Ekman Group Blog. Retrieved 19 November 2025.
Other websites
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- Official site
- A biography from Lifeboat Foundation site
- The Naked Face, Gladwell.com
- Interview (History Channel transcript)
- Greater Good Magazine: Interview between Ekman and daughter Eve on parent-child trust
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