Viktor Frankl
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Summary
Viktor Frankl was born on March 26, 1905[1], in Vienna[2]. He died on September 2, 1997[3], in Vienna[4]. He worked as a psychotherapist[5], psychiatrist[6], neurologist[7], existential therapist[8], and writer[9].
Key Facts
- Place of burial: Old Jewish Cemetery[10]
- Spouse: Tilly Grosser[11], Elly Frankl[12]
- Child: Gabriele Vesely-Frankl[13]
- Country of citizenship: Austria[14]
- Occupation: surgeon[15], aircraft pilot[16], university teacher[17], psychologist[18]
- Field of work: psychiatry[19], psychology[20], neurology[21], psychotherapy[22]
- Employer: University of Vienna[23]
- Educated at: University of Vienna[24]
- Student: Raymond Ackerman[25]
- Notable work: Man's Search for Meaning[26], The Unconscious God[27], The Doctor and the Soul[28]
- Award received: Ring of Honour of the City of Vienna[29], Knight Commander's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany[30], Oskar Pfister Award[31], honorary doctor of the University of Vienna[32], honorary doctorate of Salzburg University[33], Prize of the City of Vienna for Natural Sciences[34], honorary citizen of Vienna[35], Austrian Decoration for Science and Art[36], Masaryk University Gold Medal[37], honorary doctorate from the Catholic University of Lublin[38], honorary doctor of the Charles University of Prague[39], honorary doctor of the University of Brasília[40], Ehrenpreis des österreichischen Buchhandels für Toleranz in Denken und Handeln[41], Kardinal-Innitzer-Preis[42]
- Religion or worldview: Judaism[43]
- Influenced by: Sigmund Freud[44], Alfred Adler[45]
- Sex or gender: male[46]
- Academic degree: doctorate[47]
- Family name: Frankl[48]
- Given name: Viktor[49]
- Pseudonym: Norbert Lebrument[50]
- Significant event: Transport from Vienna to Ghetto Theresienstadt on 24.09.1942[51], Transport Es from Theresienstadt,Ghetto,Czechoslovakia to Auschwitz Birkenau,Extermination Camp,Poland on 19/10/1944[52]
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Works and Contributions
Things named for Viktor Frankl include Viktor Frankl Award[53], a science award[54], in Austria[55], founded in 2000[56].
Why It Matters
He has been cited as an influence by Olavo de Carvalho[57], an essayist[58], 1947–2022[59], of Brazil[60], awarded the Santos-Dumont Merit Medal[61], specialised in epistemology[62].
Works attributed to him include Man's Search for Meaning[63], a written work[64]. Entities named for him include Viktor Frankl Award[53], a science award[54], in Austria[55], founded in 2000[56].
His notable doctoral advisees include Alfried Längle[65], a psychotherapist[66], b. 1951[67], of Austria[68], awarded the Honour in Gold for Services to the Republic of Austria[69].
FAQs
Where was Viktor Frankl born?
Viktor Frankl was born in Vienna[2].
Where did Viktor Frankl die?
Viktor Frankl died in Vienna[4].
Who was Viktor Frankl married to?
Viktor Frankl's spouses include Tilly Grosser[11] and Elly Frankl[12].
What did Viktor Frankl do for work?
Viktor Frankl worked as a psychotherapist[5], psychiatrist[6], neurologist[7], existential therapist[8], and writer[9].
Where did Viktor Frankl go to school?
Viktor Frankl was educated at University of Vienna[24].
What awards did Viktor Frankl receive?
Honors received include Ring of Honour of the City of Vienna[29], Knight Commander's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany[30], Oskar Pfister Award[31], and honorary doctor of the University of Vienna[32].
Who did Viktor Frankl influence?
Viktor Frankl has been cited as an influence by Olavo de Carvalho[57].