Background
Wolgemuth was born on 1 November 1868, in Berlin, the son of Eduard Albert Maximilian Wohlgemuth and Louise Berend.
Wolgemuth was born on 1 November 1868, in Berlin, the son of Eduard Albert Maximilian Wohlgemuth and Louise Berend.
He then enrolled for a Doctor of Science in the Psychological Laboratory, supervised by William McDougall, completing his thesis in 1909 and being awarded a degree the following year.
According to Wade, Thompson and Morgan (2014), he travelled to London some time before 1891. Although little is known of Wohlgemuth"s early life, once in London he became a British citizen in 1897 and by 1903 had established a business importing and exporting sausage casings. Despite running his business, in 1902 Wohlgemuth enrolled for a degree course in psychology at University College London, graduating with a third-class science degree in 1905.
Wade et al.
He also ran his business until the end of his life. Wohlgemuth married Clemence Morrelet in 1913 but "the union was neither fruitful nor happy"(p 233). After Wohlgemuth had recovered from his wounds, Morrelet was tried in September 1918, was convicted for unlawful wounding, and was sentenced to six months imprisonment.
During studies for his Doctor of Science, Wohlgemuth was described as "a brilliant research student" (p 233).
His 1911 paper "On the after-effect of seen movement", based on his thesis, has been described as "the most comprehensive single article on the phenomenon "(p 229). Wohlgemuth then worked on memory and imagery, corresponding with Bertrand Russell.
In 1923 Wohlgemuth published A critical examination of psycho-analysis and it is claimed that he "is perhaps best known for his critical assessment of the scientific basis for psychoanalysis" (p 232).
reported that Wohlgemuth remained at the Psychological Laboratory after 1909, although he never became a member of its staff