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The Life and Theories of Sigmund Freud

Introduction

Sigmund Freud, and his psychoanalytic theory of mental illness, was clearly one of the most significant figures of the 20th century. He changed the way people look at themselves and at each other, as well as the way that medical science looks at mental illness.

Formation of the Man

Sigmund Freud was born on May 6, 1856 in Freiburg, Moravia (now part of the Czech Republic). His father, Jacob, was a Jewish wool merchant, who married Amalie Nathanson as his second wife. Jacob already had two grown sons and a grandchild when he married Amalie, with whom he had eight more children, Sigmund being the oldest.

In 1860, Jacob Freud and his family permanently relocated to Vienna, then the seat of the Austro-Hungarian Empire. In 1873, Sigmund Freud began his medical studies at the University of Vienna, finishing in 1881, three years longer than normal. His interests in medical school were histology (the study of organic......

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