Emil Oberholzer
Emil Oberholzer (born December 24, 1883 in Zweibrücken , † May 4, 1958 in New York ) was a Swiss psychiatrist and psychoanalyst .
The son of a factory director studied medicine at the University of Zurich and received his doctorate in 1908. He trained in psychiatry in Zurich and Schaffhausen . In 1912 he did a training analysis with Sigmund Freud . In 1919 he opened a practice in Zurich. From its founding in 1919 to 1928, Oberholzer was President of the Swiss Society for Psychoanalysis . He was the first to carry out psychoanalysis in German-speaking Switzerland . In 1938 he emigrated to the United States , where he continued to practice as a psychoanalyst.
literature
- Oberholzer, Emil. In: Élisabeth Roudinesco , Michel Plon: Dictionary of Psychoanalysis: Names, Countries, Works, Terms. Translation from French. Springer, Vienna 2004, ISBN 3-211-83748-5 , p. 733.
Web links
- Rita Signer: Oberholzer, Emil. In: Historical Lexicon of Switzerland .
- Kaspar Weber: Oberholzer, Emil (1883-1958). In: International Dictionary of Psychoanalysis . Thomson Gale, Detroit 2005.
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|---|---|
| SURNAME | Oberholzer, Emil |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Swiss psychiatrist and psychoanalyst |
| DATE OF BIRTH | December 24, 1883 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Zweibrücken |
| DATE OF DEATH | May 4th 1958 |
| Place of death | new York |