Theorist

Wilhelm Worringer

1881–1965 German art theory / Stilpsychologie

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Meaning Knowledge Representation

Details

Nationality: German

Connections

authored Abstraktion und Einfühlung: Ein Beitrag zur Stilpsychologie
proposed Abstraction and Empathy
influenced Sigfried Giedion

Referenced by

Alois Riegl influenced

Sources

Worringer. Abstraktion und Einfühlung: Ein Beitrag zur Stilpsychologie. Piper, 1908.

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First published May 2026Last revised Jul 2026

CLAD. "Wilhelm Worringer." Atlas of Architectural Thought. CLAD, 2026. https://www.cl-ad.com.au/research/atlas/theorist/wilhelm-worringer/. Accessed September 1, 2026.