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1896 – 1980Jean Piaget (1896-1980)Died 16 September 1980, aged 84Swiss psychologist whose theory of cognitive development transformed the understanding of how children think and learn. His stage-based model of intellectual growth remains foundational in developmental psychology and education. He founded the International Centre for Genetic Epistemology in Geneva.