Viktor Frankl
Austrian Holocaust survivor, psychiatrist, 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 a Jewish-Austrian psychiatrist who founded logotherapy, a school of psychotherapy that describes a search for a life's meaning as the central human motivational force.[2] Logotherapy is part of existential and humanistic psychology theories.[3]
Austrian Holocaust survivor, psychiatrist, philosopher and author (1905–1997)
Viktor Frankl | |
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 Frankl in 1965 | |
| Born | Viktor Emil Frankl (1905-03-26)26 March 1905 |
| Died | 2 September 1997(1997-09-02) (aged 92) Vienna, Austria |
| Resting place | Zentralfriedhof, Vienna, Austria, Old Jewish Section |
| Nationality | Austrian |
| Alma mater | University of Vienna (MD, 1930; PhD, 1948) |
| Occupation(s) | Neurologist, psychiatrist |
| Known for | Logotherapy Existential analysis |
| Spouse(s) | Tilly Grosser, m. 1941 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.[4]
Frankl published 39 books.[5] He was a Holocaust survivor.[6] The autobiographical Man's Search for Meaning, a best-selling book, is based on his experiences in various Nazi concentration camps.[7]