Morton Deutsch

Morton Deutsch
Deutsch in his office, 2012
Born(1920-02-04)February 4, 1920
DiedMarch 13, 2017(2017-03-13) (aged 97)
Known forTheories of cooperation and competition, conflict resolution, distributive justice
Academic background
EducationCity College of New York (BS)
University of Pennsylvania (MS)
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (PhD)
ThesisThe effects of cooperation and competition upon group process (1948)
Doctoral advisorRonald Lippitt
Other advisorKurt Lewin
Academic work
InstitutionsNew York University
Columbia University

Morton Deutsch (February 4, 1920 – March 13, 2017) was an American social psychologist, psychoanalyst, and researcher in conflict resolution. Deutsch was one of the founding fathers of the field of conflict resolution. A Review of General Psychology survey, published in 2002, ranked Deutsch as the 63rd most cited psychologist of the 20th century.