Aušra Augustinaviciute
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Aušra Augustinavičiūtė (April 4, 1927 – August 19, 2005) was a Lithuania
n psychologist
, author of numerous scientific theories and discoveries, and the founder of Socionics
. According the Socionics Institute, the Russian Academy of Natural Sciences
recognized Socionics as a discovery and awarded Augustinavičiūtė a diploma and a medal named after Pyotr Kapitsa
in 1995.
Augustinavičiūtė was born in Lithuania not far from the city of Kaunas
. In 1956 she graduated from the economic faculty of Vilnius University
as a financier. She worked at the Ministry of Finance of Lithuania and later as a teacher of political economics in different educational institutions in Vilnius
.
Her scientific works, with the exception of few, were not published during the period of Soviet power, but became more and more popular during the 1990s. The current structure of her theory was standardized by Alexander Bukalov
, Victor Gulenko
, and Gregory Reinin after the founding of the Socionics Institute in Kiev
, Ukraine
. Augustinavičiūtė was an Intuitive Logical Extrovert according to Socionics
classification.
Lithuania
Lithuania , officially the Republic of Lithuania is a country in Northern Europe, the biggest of the three Baltic states. It is situated along the southeastern shore of the Baltic Sea, whereby to the west lie Sweden and Denmark...
n psychologist
Psychologist
Psychologist is a professional or academic title used by individuals who are either:* Clinical professionals who work with patients in a variety of therapeutic contexts .* Scientists conducting psychological research or teaching psychology in a college...
, author of numerous scientific theories and discoveries, and the founder of Socionics
Socionics
Socionics , in psychology, is a theory of information processing and personality type, distinguished by its information model of the psyche and a model of interpersonal relations. It incorporates Carl Jung's work on Psychological Types with Antoni Kępiński's theory of information metabolism...
. According the Socionics Institute, the Russian Academy of Natural Sciences
Russian Academy of Natural Sciences
Russian Academy of Natural Sciences is a Russian public organization, an academy of sciences, founded on August 31, 1990 in Moscow....
recognized Socionics as a discovery and awarded Augustinavičiūtė a diploma and a medal named after Pyotr Kapitsa
Pyotr Kapitsa
Pyotr Leonidovich Kapitsa was a prominent Soviet/Russian physicist and Nobel laureate.-Biography:Kapitsa was born in the city of Kronstadt and graduated from the Petrograd Polytechnical Institute in 1918. He worked for over ten years with Ernest Rutherford in the Cavendish Laboratory in Cambridge...
in 1995.
Augustinavičiūtė was born in Lithuania not far from the city of Kaunas
Kaunas
Kaunas is the second-largest city in Lithuania and has historically been a leading centre of Lithuanian economic, academic, and cultural life. Kaunas was the biggest city and the center of a powiat in Trakai Voivodeship of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania since 1413. During Russian Empire occupation...
. In 1956 she graduated from the economic faculty of Vilnius University
Vilnius University
Vilnius University is the oldest university in the Baltic states and one of the oldest in Eastern Europe. It is also the largest university in Lithuania....
as a financier. She worked at the Ministry of Finance of Lithuania and later as a teacher of political economics in different educational institutions in Vilnius
Vilnius
Vilnius is the capital of Lithuania, and its largest city, with a population of 560,190 as of 2010. It is the seat of the Vilnius city municipality and of the Vilnius district municipality. It is also the capital of Vilnius County...
.
Her scientific works, with the exception of few, were not published during the period of Soviet power, but became more and more popular during the 1990s. The current structure of her theory was standardized by Alexander Bukalov
Alexander Bukalov
Alexander Bukalov is a Ukrainian Socionics specialist. He founded the Socionics Institute in Kiev, Ukraine in 1991...
, Victor Gulenko
Victor Gulenko
Victor Gulenko is a clinical psychologist and sociologist. He identifies himself as a socionist and is the chairperson of the Humanitarian Socionics Institute in Kiev, Ukraine.- Work :...
, and Gregory Reinin after the founding of the Socionics Institute in Kiev
Kiev
Kiev or Kyiv is the capital and the largest city of Ukraine, located in the north central part of the country on the Dnieper River. The population as of the 2001 census was 2,611,300. However, higher numbers have been cited in the press....
, Ukraine
Ukraine
Ukraine is a country in Eastern Europe. It has an area of 603,628 km², making it the second largest contiguous country on the European continent, after Russia...
. Augustinavičiūtė was an Intuitive Logical Extrovert according to Socionics
Socionics
Socionics , in psychology, is a theory of information processing and personality type, distinguished by its information model of the psyche and a model of interpersonal relations. It incorporates Carl Jung's work on Psychological Types with Antoni Kępiński's theory of information metabolism...
classification.