Austrian-American psychologist and academic (died 1939)

Otto Rank

Otto Rank was an Austrian psychoanalyst, writer, and philosopher. Born in Vienna, he became one of Sigmund Freud's closest collaborators, served as secretary of the Vienna Psychoanalytic Society, and edited leading psychoanalytic journals while publishing studies of myth and creativity. His book The Trauma of Birth (1924) proposed that the anxiety of birth precedes the Oedipus complex, coined the term "pre-Oedipal," and triggered a decisive break with Freud's developmental theory. Rank established psychotherapy practices in Paris and New York, where he promoted relationship-based treatment that emphasized emotional presence in the analytic encounter.

Born

1884

April 22

Died

1939

Era

1880s

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Otto, in brief

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1884 Born
1939 Died

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The world in 1939

When Otto departed

april 1 Spanish Civil War: Generalísimo Francisco Franco of the Spanish State announces the end of the Spanish Civil War, when the last of the Republican forces surrender.
april 18 Robert Menzies, who became Australia's longest-serving prime minister, is elected as leader of the United Australia Party after the death of Prime Minister Joseph Lyons.
april 30 The 1939–40 New York World's Fair opens.
april 30 NBC inaugurates its regularly scheduled television service in New York City, broadcasting President Franklin D. Roosevelt's N.Y. World's Fair opening day ceremonial address.

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Also born in 1884

Harry S. Truman 1884–1972 American colonel and politician, 33rd President of the United States (born 1884) Amedeo Modigliani 1884–1920 Italian painter and sculptor (born 1884) Angelos Sikelianos 1884–1951 Greek poet and playwright (born 1884) Charles Griffes 1884–1920 American pianist and composer (born 1884) Claude Auchinleck 1884– English field marshal (died 1981) Cyclone Taylor 1884–1979 Canadian ice hockey player and politician (died 1979) Hilda Rix Nicholas 1884–1961 Australian artist (born 1884) Martin Klein 1884–1947 Estonian wrestler and coach (born 1884) Ogden L. Mills 1884– American captain, lawyer, and politician, 50th United States Secretary of the Treasury (died 1937)

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