Editing Gustav Fechner (section)

== Honours ==

=== Fechner Crater ===

In 1970, the [[International Astronomical Union]] named the [[Fechner (crater)|Fechner crater]] on the far side of the Moon after Fechner.<ref>[https://planetarynames.wr.usgs.gov/Feature/1925 Fechner], Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature, International Astronomical Union (IAU) Working Group for Planetary System Nomenclature (WGPSN)</ref>

=== Fechner Day ===
In 1985 the International Society for Psychophysics called its annual conference ''Fechner Day''. The conference is now scheduled to include 22 October to allow psychophysicists to celebrate the anniversary of Fechner's waking up on that day in 1850 with a new approach into how to study the mind.<ref>Kreuger, L. E. (1993) Personal Communication. ref History of Psychology 4th edition David Hothersal 2004 {{ISBN|9780072849653}}</ref> Fechner Day runs annually with the 2021 Fechner Day being the 37th.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ispsychophysics.org/fd2018/|title=Fechner Day 2018 – The International Society for Psychophysics|website=www.ispsychophysics.org|date=21 November 2017 }}</ref> It is organized annually, by a different academic host each year.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.fechnerday2018.de/|title=FECHNER DAY 2018|website=fechnerdays Webseite!|access-date=18 January 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://fechnerday.com/fd2017/|title=Fechner Day 2017 — Welcome (index)|website=fechnerday.com|access-date=18 January 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://patriziopaolettifoundation.mykajabi.com/fechner-day-2023|title=Fechner Day 2023 |website=Fechner Day 2023 - Patrizio Paoletti Foundation|access-date=24 May 2023}}</ref>  During the pandemic resulting from COVID-19, Fechner Day was held online in 2020 and 2021.