Viktor Frankl
Austrian Holocaust survivor, neurologist, psychologist, philosopher, and author (1905–1997) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Viktor Emil Frankl (26 March 1905 – 2 September 1997)[1] was an Austrian neurologist, psychologist, philosopher, and Holocaust survivor,[2] who founded logotherapy, a school of psychotherapy that describes a search for a life's meaning as the central human motivational force.[3] Logotherapy is part of existential and humanistic psychology theories.[4]
Viktor Frankl | |
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Born | Viktor Emil Frankl (1905-03-26)26 March 1905 |
Died | 2 September 1997(1997-09-02) (aged 92) Vienna, Austria |
Resting place | Vienna Central Cemetery |
Alma mater | University of Vienna (MD, 1930; PhD, 1948) |
Occupation(s) | neurologist, psychologist, philosopher, and author |
Known for | Logotherapy Existential analysis |
Spouse(s) | Tilly Grosser, m. 1941 – c. 1944–1945 (her death) Eleonore Katharina Schwindt, m. 1947 |
Children | 1 daughter |
Logotherapy was promoted as the third school of Viennese Psychotherapy, after those established by Sigmund Freud, and Alfred Adler.[5]
Frankl published 39 books.[6] The autobiographical Man's Search for Meaning, a best-selling book, is based on his experiences in various Nazi concentration camps.[7]