Hans Jürgen Eysenck (1916-1997)

the unjaded investigator of personality

Abstract

In this article we review HansJ. Eysenck'slife and work, one of the most influence psychologist in modern times. Since his youth he showed creativity and firmness that led him to create one of the most known psychological theories in the whole world There were analyzed the origins and arguments of his personality theories, his psychotherapy contributions, and several investigations that had been shortly spread among psychologist from thislatitudes, like hisincubation theory, hisstudies of health psychology and hisinterest about astrology.