Léopold Szondi
Léopold Szondi | |
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| Born | 11 March 1893 |
| Died | 24 January 1986 (aged 92) |
| Occupation | Psychiatrist |
| Children | Péter Szondi |
Léopold Szondi (Hungarian: Szondi Lipót, pronounced [ˈlɛopold ˈsondi]; March 11, 1893 – January 24, 1986) was a Hungarian psychiatrist and psychoanalyst, psychopathologist and Profesor of psychology.[1] The original name of the family was Sonnenschein.[2] He is known for the psychological tool that bears his name, the Szondi test.
Biography
Szondi was born in city of Nyitra (in present-day Slovakia) and raised in a German and Slovak-speaking Jewish family. In June 1944, he was deported with his family to Bergen-Belsen concentration camp on the Kastner train. After 1700 American intellectuals paid a large ranson to Adolf Eichmann, Szondi, his family, and other prominent intellectuals were released to Switzerland in December 1944, where Szondi continued to live after the war.
See also
- Péter Szondi (his son)
References
- Jacques Schotte, Szondi avec Freud. Sur la voie d'une psychiatrie pulsionnelle, Éditions De Boeck-Université, 1990.
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- ^ http://www.encyclopedia.com/psychology/dictionaries-thesauruses-pictures-and-press-releases/szondi-leopold-1893-1986
- ^ Dr. Enikő Gy. Kiss. "Fate-analysis - the life sketch of Lipót Szondi".University of Pécs,Department of Personality, Developmental and Clinical Psychology.