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Birth and Early LifeRollo May was born on April 21, 1909, in the town of Ada, Ohio, United States. His childhood was spent in Marine City, a small Midwestern town in Michigan. His parents’ divorce and his difficult relationship with his mother were among the personal challenges he faced at an early age. These experiences are believed to have formed the foundation of his later interest in psychology.Educational BackgroundMay graduated from Oberlin College in 1930. After graduation, he worked as a

Abraham Harold Maslow (1908–1970) was born on April 1, 1908, in the Brooklyn neighborhood of New York City. His family was of Jewish descent and had migrated from Russia; Maslow was the eldest of seven children. His childhood was shaped by economic hardship and social pressures, which contributed to the early development of personal solitude and introspective ability. Maslow’s intellectual curiosity manifested in childhood through books and libraries, laying the foundation for his later theoreti