"German psychologist" . "1990-07-13Z"^^ . "1905-08-15Z"^^ . "Perls, Laura"@en . "1990Z"^^ . "Laura Perls (n\u00E9e Lore Posner; August 15, 1905 in Pforzheim \u2013 July 13, 1990 in Pforzheim) was a noted German-born psychologist and psychotherapist who helped establish the Gestalt school of psychotherapy. She became interested in psychology when she was 16 (Fadiman & Frager, 2002). Like many before and after her, her interest began after reading Freud's 1899 The Interpretation of Dreams (Fadiman & Frager, 2002).In 1930 she married Friedrich (Frederick) Perls."@en . "1905Z"^^ .