Important People in NLP

The founders of NLP Richard Bandler and John Grinder analyzed and modeled personalities in family and Gestalt therapy and other therapies. Tony Robbins is probably the motivation trainer who has increased the awareness of NLP the most in the last 20 years. Virginia Satir is one of the best known models of the two founders and comes from family therapy. Milton Erickson, one of the most famous hypnotherapists of the 20th century was also modeled by Richard Bandler and John Grinder. Bert Hellinger also shaped the image of NLP in so far that after his methodology became known, many NLP training centers adapted his systemic approach. Today Gunther Schmidt is invited to many NLP congresses as a speaker, because his hypno-systemic approach of the Heidelberg School complements NLP beautifully.

Richard Bandler

* 1950 in New Jersey
student mathematics, computer science, then psychology
long-haired flower child
Co-developer of NLP
DHE, Neurosonics

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John Thomas Grinder

* 1939 in Michigan
US-American Anglist and Linguist
Co-developer of Neurolinguistic Programming (NLP)

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Frank Pucelik

* 1945 in Nebraska
The "secret third man"
Co-developer of Neurolinguistic Programming (NLP)

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Anthony Robbins

* 1960 in Kalifornien
Motivation Coach
Author of many audio programs

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Virginia Satir

* 1916 in Wisconsin
Developer of family therapy
Model for NLP

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Milton Erickson

* 1901 in Nevada, † 1980 in Phoenix
American psychiatrist and psychotherapist
shaped modern hypnotherapy significantly
Co-developer of NLP

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Fritz Perls

1893 in Berlin, † 1970 in Chicago
Psychiatrist and psychotherapist of German-Jewish origin
Together with Laura Perls and Paul Goodman co-founders of Gestalt therapy
Fritz Perls is also the intellectual co-founder of NLP

Gregory Bateson

* 1904 in Grantchester
Anglo-American anthropologist, biologist, social scientist, cyberneticist and philosopher
Gregory Bateson is the spiritual co-founder of NLP

Bert Hellinger

* 1925 in Leimen
German family therapist and book author
Family constellations
Systemic constellations

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Gunther Schmidt

* 1945
German doctor with focus on psychotherapy
Pioneer of the connection of system therapy and hypnotherapy according to Milton Erickson
Co-founder of the Heidelberg Institute for Systemic Research and Consulting
Co-founder of the International Society for Systemic Therapy (IGST)