Kurt Koffka Professions : Psychologist Born : March 18, 1886 Died : November 22, 1941 Browse All Authors Famous Quotes by Kurt Koffka It has been said: The whole is more than the sum of its parts. It is more correct to say that the whole is something else than the sum of its parts, because summing up is a meaningless procedure, whereas the whole-part relationship is meaningful. Kurt Koffka procedures said meaningful Similar Authors Bruno Bettelheim psychologist Boris Sidis psychologist Anthony Greenwald psychologist Arnold Gesell psychologist Arno Gruen psychologist Anna Freud psychologist All Authors