Dichter, Ernest, 1907-1991

LC control no.	n 50028789
Descriptive conventions	rda
Personal name heading	Dichter, Ernest, 1907-1991 *Browse this term in* LC Authorities or the LC Catalog
Associated country	Austria United States
Associated place	Frankfurt am Main (Germany) Zurich (Switzerland) London (England)
Located	Vienna (Austria) New York (N.Y.) Montrose (N.Y.) Croton-on-Hudson (N.Y.)
Birth date	1907-08-14
Death date	1991-11-21
Place of birth	Vienna (Austria)
Place of death	Peekskill (N.Y.)
Field of activity	Psychology Motivation research (Marketing) Marketing research
Affiliation	Universität Wien Columbia Broadcasting System, inc. Institute for Motivational Research, Inc. Ernest Dichter International, Institut für Motiv- und Marketingforschung
Profession or occupation	Psychologists
Found in	The psychology of everyday living, 1947. The naked manager, c1974: t.p. (Ernest Dichter) Marquis Who's who, via WWW, Oct. 31, 2008: (b. Aug. 14, 1907; d. Nov. 21, 1991) Ernest Dichter research reports, 1937-1988: processing notes (Ernest Dichter; b. Aug. 14, 1907 at Vienna; d. Nov. 21, 1991 near Peekskill, N.Y.; pioneer in consumer motivational research; Ph.D. from the University of Vienna, 1934; came to the U.S. as a refugee, 1938; worked for the J. Stirling Getchell advertising agency and for the Columbia Broadcasting System at New York City; operated a consulting business under a variety of firm names, including the Institute for Research in Mass Motivations (1952) and the Institute for Motivational Research, Inc. (1955), in suburban Montrose, N.Y., and later at Croton-on-Hudson, N.Y., with branch offices in London, Zurich and Frankfurt, including the Ernest Dichter International Institut für Motiv- und Marketingforschung; the German and Swiss offices were continued after his retirement by others) Information from 678 field, converted July 27, 2014 (psychologist)
Associated language	ger eng