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'Paul B. Baltes' (Saarlouis, June 18, 1939 - Berlin, November 7, 2006) was a renowned German psychologist, credited with developing the selective optimization with compensation theory and theories on successful aging as well as developing theories on lifespan and wisdom. One of his terms, successful aging, later lost favor to 'optimal aging.' Much of his career was spent at the Max Planck Institute for Human Development in Berlin, where he founded the Berlin Wisdom Project and became a leader in the scientific study of wisdom. Author of some 15 books, Baltes was a key theorist in the psychology of aging field. He died peacefully at home of cancer.

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★ Developmental psychology

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★ http://www.baltes-paul.de/

★ http://www.psy.pdx.edu/PsiCafe/KeyTheorists/Baltes.htm

★ http://uanews.org/cgi-bin/WebObjects/UAMasterCalendar.woa/3/wa/viewDetails?EventID=18202

★ http://www.science-spirit.org/article_detail.php?article_id=129