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Eugen Bleuler

1857 - 1939

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Paul Eugen Bleuler ( BLOY-lər; Swiss Standard German: [ˈɔʏɡeːn ˈblɔʏlər, ˈɔʏɡn̩]; 30 April 1857 – 15 July 1939) was a Swiss psychiatrist and eugenicist most notable for his influence on modern concepts of mental illness. He coined several psychiatric terms including "schizophrenia", "schizoid", "autism", depth psychology and what Sigmund Freud called "Bleuler's happily chosen term ambivalence". Bleuler remains a controversial figure in psychiatric history for his racist, sanist, and ableist beliefs, as well as his implementation of eugenic practises in psychiatry based on these beliefs, most notably at the Burghölzli clinic in Zurich. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Eugen Bleuler is the 80th most popular physician (down from 51st in 2019), the 48th most popular biography from Switzerland (down from 40th in 2019) and the 4th most popular Swiss Physician.

Eugen Bleuler was a Swiss psychiatrist who is famous for his contributions to the field of psychology and for coining the term "schizophrenia." He was a pioneer in the study of mental illness and made significant contributions to our understanding of conditions such as schizophrenia and autism. Bleuler was also a prominent advocate for the use of psychotherapy and other non-pharmacological treatments for mental illness.

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Among PHYSICIANS

Among physicians, Eugen Bleuler ranks 80 out of 726. Before him are Ambroise Paré, Johannes Fibiger, Selman Waksman, Albert Szent-Györgyi, Jens Christian Skou, and August Krogh. After him are Elisabeth Kübler-Ross, Julius Wagner-Jauregg, Cyril of Jerusalem, Walter Rudolf Hess, Hua Tuo, and Karl Brandt.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1857, Eugen Bleuler ranks 18. Before him are Alfonso XII of Spain, William Howard Taft, Ronald Ross, Konstantin Tsiolkovsky, Alfred Binet, and Theo van Gogh. After him are Alexander of Battenberg, Julius Wagner-Jauregg, Paul Doumer, Antoni Grabowski, Andrija Mohorovičić, and Edward Emerson Barnard. Among people deceased in 1939, Eugen Bleuler ranks 8. Before him are Pope Pius XI, Alphonse Mucha, Howard Carter, Nadezhda Krupskaya, Joseph Roth, and W. B. Yeats. After him are S. P. L. Sørensen, Ghazi of Iraq, Harvey Cushing, Philipp Scheidemann, Werner von Fritsch, and Anton Makarenko.

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In Switzerland

Among people born in Switzerland, Eugen Bleuler ranks 48 out of 1,015. Before him are Aga Khan IV (1936), Benjamin Constant (1767), Erich von Däniken (1935), Karl Barth (1886), Albert II, Duke of Austria (1298), and Adelaide of Italy (931). After him are Lys Assia (1924), Daniel Bovet (1907), Robert Walser (1878), Augustin Pyramus de Candolle (1778), Elisabeth Kübler-Ross (1926), and Ursula Andress (1936).

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Among PHYSICIANS In Switzerland

Among physicians born in Switzerland, Eugen Bleuler ranks 4. Before him are Paracelsus (1493), Emil Theodor Kocher (1841), and Franz Mesmer (1734). After him are Elisabeth Kübler-Ross (1926), Walter Rudolf Hess (1881), Alexandre Yersin (1863), Rolf M. Zinkernagel (1944), Albrecht von Haller (1708), Friedrich Miescher (1844), Johann Jakob Scheuchzer (1672), and Maximilian Bircher-Benner (1867).

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