Paul B. Baltes Lecture

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The Paul B. Baltes lecture is held annually by the Berlin-Brandenburg Academy of Sciences and Humanities. The lectures commenced in 2008 and are named after Paul Baltes, the German developmental psychologist. [1]

Each year the Academy selects a leading international scientist to present the lecture which commemorates Paul Baltes` achievements in psychological research and his contributions to psychology.

The Paul B. Baltes lecture is a joint initiative of the psychology institutes in Berlin and Potsdam (Freie Universität, Humboldt-Universität, Technische Universität, Universität Potsdam, Max Planck Institute for Human Development) and is supported by the Margret M. and Paul B. Baltes Foundation.

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