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Wilhelm Wundt opens first experimental laboratory in psychology at the University of Leipzig, Germany. Credited with establishing psychology as an academic discipline, Wundt's students include Emil Kraepelin, James McKeen Cattell, and G. Stanley Hall.
This question does not necessarily have a cut-and-dry answer since many individuals have contributed to the inception, rise, and evolution of modern day psychology. We'll take a closer look at a single individual who is most often cited as well as other individuals who are also considered fathers of psychology. The Father of Modern Psychology. Wilhelm Wundt is the man most commonly identified as the father of psychology.