Martin Elias Peter Seligman is an American psychologist, educator, and author of self-help books. Seligman is a strong promoter within the scientific community of his theories of well-being and positive psychology. His theory of learned helplessness is popular among scientific and clinical psychologists. A Review of General Psychology survey, published in 2002, ranked Seligman as the 31st most cited psychologist of the 20th century.
- Occupation
- psychologist, bridge player, writer, university teacher
- Position held
- President of the American Psychological Association
- Citizenship
- United States
- Born
- August 12, 1942
