Eugen Bleuler Scientist

Paul Eugen Bleuler (German: [ˈɔʏɡeːn ˈblɔʏlɐ]; April 30, 1857 – July 15, 1939) was a Swiss psychiatrist most notable for his contributions to the understanding of mental illness and for coining the terms "schizophrenia", "schizoid", "autism", and what Sigmund Freud called "Bleuler's happily chosen term ambivalence".

Personal facts

Eugen Bleuler
Birth dateApril 30, 1857
Birth namePaul Eugen Bleuler
Birth place
Zollikon
Nationality
Swiss people
Citizenship
Swiss people
Date of deathJuly 15, 1939
Place of death
Zollikon
Residence
Zürich
Education
University of Zurich
Known for
Autism
Schizophrenia
Schizoid personality disorder

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Scientist

doctoral advisor
Bernhard von Gudden
Field of study
Psychiatry
influenced
influenced by
Gottlieb Burckhardt
notable student
Medard Boss

Eugen Bleuler on Wikipedia

External resources

  1. http://ajp.psychiatryonline.org/article.aspx?articleID=100311