Helene Deutsch

Helene Deutsch
Biography of Deutsch
Born(1884-10-09)9 October 1884
Przemyśl, Galicia, Austria-Hungary[1]
Died29 March 1982(1982-03-29) (aged 97)
NationalityAustria, American
Alma materUniversity of Vienna
Known forpsychoanalysis of women
Scientific career
FieldsPsychoanalysis
Institutions

Helene Deutsch (née Rosenbach; 9 October 1884 – 29 March 1982) was a Polish-American psychoanalyst and colleague of Sigmund Freud. She founded the Vienna Psychoanalytic Institute. In 1935, she immigrated to Cambridge, Massachusetts, where she maintained a practice. Deutsch was one of the first psychoanalysts to specialize in women. She was a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.

  1. ^ Driscoll, Jr., Edgar (31 March 1982), "Dr. Helene Deutsch, 97, a leader in psychoanalysis, pupil of Freud", The Boston Globe, p. 63
  2. ^ Altman, Lawrence (1 April 1982), "Dr. Helene Deutsch is Dead at 97; Psychoanalyst Analyzed by Freud", The New York Times, pp. D22