Editing Wilhelm Wundt (section)

===Early life===
Wundt was born at [[Neckarau]], [[Grand Duchy of Baden|Baden]] (now part of [[Mannheim]]) on 16 August 1832, the fourth child to parents Maximilian Wundt (1787–1846), a [[Lutheran Church|Lutheran]] minister, and Marie Frederike, née Arnold (1797–1868). Two of Wundt's siblings died in childhood; his brother, Ludwig, survived.<ref name = Fahrenberg2019 /> Wundt's paternal grandfather was Friedrich Peter Wundt (1742–1805), professor of geography and pastor in [[Wieblingen]]. When Wundt was about six years of age, his family moved to [[Heidelsheim]], then a small medieval town in [[Baden-Württemberg]].<ref>Lamberti, 1995, pp. 15–22.</ref>

Born in the [[German Confederation]] at a time that was considered very economically stable, Wundt grew up during a period in which the reinvestment of wealth into educational, medical and technological development was commonplace. An economic striving for the advancement of knowledge catalyzed the development of a new psychological study method, and facilitated his development into the prominent psychological figure he is today.<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://archive.org/details/germany186619450000crai|title=Germany, 1866–1945|first=Gordon Alexander|last=Craig|date=22 October 1999|publisher=Oxford University Press |access-date=22 October 2019}}</ref>{{Failed verification|date=May 2023}}