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Fechner

American  
[fekh-nuhr] / ˈfɛx nər /

noun

  1. Gustav Theodor 1801–87, German physicist, psychologist, and philosopher.


Fechner British  
/ ˈfɛçnər /

noun

  1. Gustav Theodor (ˈɡʊstaf ˈteːodoːr). 1801–87, German physicist, philosopher, and psychologist, noted particularly for his work on psychophysics, Elemente der Psychophysik (1860)

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"Much more than that, she touched the lives of everyone around her with her positive spirit and courageous outlook," Fechner said.

From BBC Nov. 16, 2025

Economist Inga Fechner of ING Research said the effect on commodity and consumer prices has been muted by sluggish global demand.

From Seattle Times Dec. 4, 2023

Expenses have increased by 20 to 30 percent every year, Mr. Fechner said, in part because of mounting security costs.

From New York Times May 30, 2017

Fechner, who lived in North Dallas, died last year.

From Washington Times Mar. 15, 2015

The spirit of Fechner, of evolution, and of our times joined to fall upon Wilhelm Wundt, who founded at Leipsic, in 1878, the first laboratory in the world for regular scientific mental experimentation.

From McClure's Magazine, Vol. 1, No. 5, October 1893 by Various

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