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Sigmund Freud

Austrian psychiatrist and founder of psychoanalysis (1856-1939) · Austria · Doctors · Died at 83

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The Austrian neurologist who convinced the world that childhood sexuality, unconscious wishes, and the tension between id and superego shape everything we do - and that talking about it might help.

AcademicsWriter / AuthorPhilosophyPsychology19th Century

A life in dates

1985Sigmund-Freud-Denkmal im Sigmund-Freud-Park, WienTribute6 May 19851977The Seven-Per-Cent SolutionBiopic about his life16 April 1977, 1976 film by Herbert RossIMDb1969Sigmund Freud MonumentTribute4 October 1969, monument, Příbor, Nový Jičín District, Czech Republic1964Sigmund Freud PrizeNamed after him, German literary award1962Freud: The Secret PassionBiopic about his life, 1962 film directed by John HustonIMDb1948The Standard Edition of the Complete Psychological Works of Sigmund FreudBook published after his death, The Standard Edition of the Complete Psychological Works of Sigmund Freud1940An Outline of PsychoanalysisBook published after his death, Posthumous book by Sigmund FreudMedusa's HeadBook published after his death, 1922 essay by Sigmund Freud19401939Died23 September 19391936Foreign Member of the Royal SocietyAward1930Goethe Prize of the City of FrankfurtAward1900“I am actually not at all a man of science, not an observer, not an experimenter, not a thinker.”In their words1 February 1900Letter to Wilhelm Fliess, Feb. 1, 1900. The Complete Letters of Sigmund Freud to Wilhelm Fliess 1887-1904 (1985).

“The interpretation of dreams is the royal road to a knowledge of the unconscious activities of the mind.”In their wordsThe Interpretation of Dreams (1900), from The Standard Edition of the Complete Psychological Works of Sigmund Freud, translated by James

1897“Being entirely honest with oneself is a good exercise.”In their words15 October 1897Letter to Wilhelm Fliess (15 October 1897), as quoted in Origins of Psychoanalysis

1895“I do not doubt that it would be easier for fate to take away your suffering than it would for me.”In their wordsStudies on Hysteria (1895), (co-written with Josef Breuer) as translated by Nicola Luckhurst (2004)

1884“Woe to you, my Princess, when I come... you shall see who is the stronger, a gentle girl who doesn't eat enough or a big wild man who has cocaine in his body.”In their words2 June 1884Letter to his fiancée, Martha Bernays (2 June 1884)

1882“How bold one gets when one is sure of being loved.”In their words27 June 1882Letter to his fiancée Martha Bernays (27 June 1882); published in Letters of Sigmund Freud 1873-1939 (1961), 10-12

1856Born6 May 1856

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Freud's birthplace, a rented room in a locksmith's house, Freiberg, Austrian Empire (Příbor, Czech Republic)Freud's birthplace, a rented room in a locksmith's house, Freiberg, Austrian Empire (Příbor, Czech Republic)Freud (aged 16) and his mother, Amalia, in 1872Freud (aged 16) and his mother, Amalia, in 1872Freud's home at Berggasse 19, ViennaFreud's home at Berggasse 19, ViennaAndré Brouillet's A Clinical Lesson at the Salpêtrière (1887) depicting a Charcot demonstration. Freud had a lithograph of this painting placed over the couch in his consulting rooms.[59]André Brouillet's A Clinical Lesson at the Salpêtrière (1887) depicting a Charcot demonstration. Freud had a lithograph of this painting placed over the couch in his consulting rooms.[59]Approach to Freud's consulting rooms at Berggasse 19Approach to Freud's consulting rooms at Berggasse 19Carl Jung in 1910Carl Jung in 1910At Clark University, Worcester, Massachusetts in 1909. Front row: Freud, G. Stanley Hall, Carl Jung; back row: Abraham Brill, Ernest Jones, Sándor FerencziAt Clark University, Worcester, Massachusetts in 1909. Front row: Freud, G. Stanley Hall, Carl Jung; back row: Abraham Brill, Ernest Jones, Sándor Ferenczi

In their own words 10

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  1. I am actually not at all a man of science, not an observer, not an experimenter, not a thinker.

    Feb 1, 1900, Letter to Wilhelm Fliess, Feb. 1, 1900. The Complete Letters of Sigmund Freud to Wilhelm Fliess 1887-1904 (1985)., Own words

  2. The interpretation of dreams is the royal road to a knowledge of the unconscious activities of the mind.

    1900, The Interpretation of Dreams (1900), from The Standard Edition of the Complete Psychological Works of Sigmund Freud, translated by James, Own words

  3. I do not in the least underestimate bisexuality. . . I expect it to provide all further enlightenment.

    Mar 25, 1898, Letter to Wilhelm Fliess (25 March 1898), Own words

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Foreign Member of the Royal Society1936
Goethe Prize of the City of Frankfurt1930

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Sigmund Freud was born in 1856 and trained as a neurologist before founding psychoanalysis, a clinical method built on dialogue between patient and analyst to surface psychic conflicts. He introduced free association, dream interpretation as wish fulfillment, and the analysis of transference, then redefined sexuality to include infantile stages and formulated the Oedipus complex as central to his theory. From there he elaborated the unconscious, repression, and a tripartite model of the mind - id, ego, superego - powered by libido and a death drive underlying aggression and guilt. His later work extended into sweeping critiques of religion and culture. He died in 1939, leaving a framework that remains contested as science but has saturated Western thought so thoroughly that, as Auden wrote the next year, Freud created 'a whole climate of opinion under whom we conduct our different lives.'

Country
Austria
Category
Doctors
Type
Doctor
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1856 to 1939 · aged 83

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