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Sigmund Freud

Psychiatrists and Neurologists

Sigmund Freud was an Austrian neurologist and the founder of psychoanalysis, a clinical method for evaluating and treating pathologies arising from conflicts in the psyche through dialogue between patient and psychoanalyst, and the distinctive theory of mind and human agency derived from it.

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Birth Year
1856 1
Birth DateSourced to the subject's own account
1856-05-06 2
Death YearSourced to the subject's own account
1939 2
Death DateSourced to the subject's own account
1939-09-23 2
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What is Sigmund Freud best known for?

He founded psychoanalysis.

Sigmund Freud was an Austrian neurologist and the founder of psychoanalysis, a clinical method for evaluating and treating pathologies arising from conflicts in the psyche through dialogue between patient and psychoanalyst, and the distinctive theory of mind and human agency derived from it.
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Psychoanalysis was developed by Sigmund Freud beginning in the 1890s.

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1. Wikidata: Sigmund Freud
  • Wikidata Q9215, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)
  • Wikidata P569 (w-bbfill-medicine3-0926)
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2. Sigmund Freud (Wikipedia)
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    Sigmund Freud (born Sigismund Schlomo Freud; 6 May 1856 - 23 September 1939) was an Austrian neurologist and the founder of psychoanalysis, a clinical method for evaluating and treating pathologies arising from conflicts in the psyche through dialogue between patient and psychoanalyst, and the distinctive theory of mind and human agency derived from it.
  • Infobox: birth_date
    May 6, 1856
  • Infobox: death_date
    September 23, 1939
  • In Group: Psychoanalysts, Psychotherapists and Humanistic Pioneers, Introduction, sentence 1
    Sigmund Freud (born Sigismund Schlomo Freud; 6 May 1856-23 September 1939) was an Austrian neurologist and the founder of psychoanalysis, a clinical method for evaluating and treating pathologies arising from conflicts in the psyche through dialogue between patient and psychoanalyst, and the distinctive theory of mind and human agency derived from it.
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