Skip to content
Portrait of Peter Gay

Peter Gay

(1923–2015) Psychologist Germany

17 quotes in 115 categories

Peter Gay was a psychologist from Germany, best known for The Enlightenment,.

Quick Facts About Peter Gay

Born
June 20, 1923
Died
May 12, 2015
Nationality
Germany
Profession
Psychologist
Notable works
The Enlightenment,

About Peter Gay

Peter Joachim Gay was a German-American historian, educator, and author. He was a Sterling Professor of History at Yale University and former director of the New York Public Library's Center for Scholars and Writers (1997–2003). He received the American Historical Association's (AHA) Award for Scholarly Distinction in 2004. He authored over 25 books, including The Enlightenment: An Interpretation ; Weimar Culture: The Outsider as Insider (1968); and the widely translated Freud: A Life for Our Time (1988).

Biography source: Wikipedia

Awards & Honors

Ralph Waldo Emerson Award Geschwister-Scholl-Preis Dr A.H. Heineken Prize for History National Book Award Sterling Professor Guggenheim Fellowship Oskar Pfister Award

Quotes by Peter Gay