Emil Kraepelin
Emil Wilhelm Georg Magnus Kraepelin (/ˈkrɛpəlɪn/; German: [ˈeːmiːl 'kʁɛːpəliːn]; 15 February 1856 – 7 October 1926) was a German psychiatrist. He is the founder of modern scientific psychiatry, psychopharmacology and psychiatric genetics.[1][2]
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| Born | 15 February 1856 |
| Died | 7 October 1926 (aged 70) |
| Nationality | German |
| Alma mater | Leipzig University University of Würzburg (MBBS, 1878) Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München (Dr. hab. med., 1882) |
| Known for | Classification of mental disorders, Kraepelinian dichotomy |
| Children | 2 sons, 6 daughters |
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| Fields | Psychiatry |
| Institutions | University of Dorpat University of Heidelberg Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München |
| Thesis | The Place of Psychology in Psychiatry (1882) |
| Influences | Wilhelm Wundt Bernhard von Gudden Karl Ludwig Kahlbaum |
| Influenced | Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems |
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Emil Kraepelin Media
Grave in Heidelberg (2008)
References
- ↑ Engstrom, E. J.. On the Question of Degeneration' by Emil Kraepelin (1908)1. History of Psychiatry 18 (3) (1 September 2007). p. 389–398. doi:10.1177/0957154X07079689..
- ↑ Shepherd, M.. Two faces of Emil Kraepelin. The British Journal of Psychiatry 167 (2) (1 August 1995). p. 174–183. doi:10.1192/bjp.167.2.174.