Carl Jung

Psychiatrist

Birthday July 26, 1875

Birth Sign Leo

Birthplace Kesswil, Switzerland

DEATH DATE Jun 6, 1961 (85)

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About

Legendary Swiss psychiatrist who was the first scientist to develop the concepts of extraversion and introversion. He was also one of the best known practitioners of dream analysis and symbolization within the psychiatric field.

Before Fame

He saw himself as both a normal boy and a wise man beyond his years, and he described them as Personality Number 1 and Personality Number 2.

Trivia

He is portrayed by Michael Fassbender in the 2011 David Cronenberg film A Dangerous Method, which is about the relationship between him, Sigmund Freud, and Sabina Spielrein.

Family Life

He married Emma Rauschenbach in 1903.

Associated With

He was famously friends with Sigmund Freud.