Sigmund Freud
By Brooke Fleming
Background
- Jacob Freud was his father.
- Amalia Nathanson was his mother.
- He was born on May 6, 1856 in Freiberg, Germany.
- He died on September 23, 1939 in London, England.
- His occupation was a Psychoanalyst
- Some of his colleagues included Eugen Bleuler and Carl Jung
Facts
- Early in Freud's career he distinguished himself as a histologist, neuropathologist, and clinical neurologist.
- Freud received his doctor of medicine degree at the age of 24.
- He wrote a series of papers in which he explored the influence of unconscious mental processes on virtually every aspect of human behavior: slips of the tongue and simple errors of memory; humor; artistic creativity; and cultural institutions.
- He started his medical career in 1882
- In 1886 he got married to Martha Bernays
- He has a vast medical background.
- Known as the Father of Psychology
- He spent 3 years as a resident physician in Allgemeine Krankenhaus
- At one point he devoted his efforts to the treatment of hysterical patients with the help of hypnosis.
- In 1923 Freud developed a cancerous growth in his mouth that led to his death 16 years and 33 operations later.
Citations
"Sigmund Freud." Encyclopedia of World Biography. Detroit: Gale, 1998. Biography in Context. Web. 12 Nov. 2013.
"Sigmund Freud." Scientists: Their Lives and Works. Gale, 2006. Science in Context. Web. 12 Nov. 2013.
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