PSYCHOLOGIST
Karl Abraham
1877 - 1925

Karl Abraham
Karl Abraham (German: [ˈaːbʁaham]; 3 May 1877 – 25 December 1925) was an influential German psychoanalyst, and a collaborator of Sigmund Freud, who called him his 'best pupil'. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Karl Abraham is the 71st most popular psychologist (down from 62nd in 2019), the 965th most popular biography from Germany (down from 854th in 2019) and the 12th most popular German Psychologist.
Karl Abraham was a psychoanalyst and is most famous for being the first to explore the connection between homosexuality and the Oedipus complex.
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Among PSYCHOLOGISTS
Among psychologists, Karl Abraham ranks 71 out of 235. Before him are Raymond Moody, Philip Zimbardo, Bruno Bettelheim, Alexander Luria, Karl Bühler, and Margaret Mahler. After him are Otto Rank, Ernst Kretschmer, Mary Ainsworth, Geert Hofstede, Wilfred Bion, and Stanislav Grof.
Most Popular Psychologists in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsRaymond Moody
1944 - Present
HPI: 68.86
Rank: 65
Philip Zimbardo
1933 - 2024
HPI: 68.72
Rank: 66
Bruno Bettelheim
1903 - 1990
HPI: 68.62
Rank: 67
Alexander Luria
1902 - 1977
HPI: 68.51
Rank: 68
Karl Bühler
1879 - 1963
HPI: 68.37
Rank: 69
Margaret Mahler
1897 - 1985
HPI: 68.35
Rank: 70
Karl Abraham
1877 - 1925
HPI: 68.34
Rank: 71
Otto Rank
1884 - 1939
HPI: 68.19
Rank: 72
Ernst Kretschmer
1888 - 1964
HPI: 68.05
Rank: 73
Mary Ainsworth
1913 - 1999
HPI: 67.97
Rank: 74
Geert Hofstede
1928 - 2020
HPI: 67.87
Rank: 75
Wilfred Bion
1897 - 1979
HPI: 67.76
Rank: 76
Stanislav Grof
1931 - Present
HPI: 67.75
Rank: 77
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1877, Karl Abraham ranks 29. Before him are Ernst von Dohnányi, Mykola Leontovych, Aga Khan III, Henry Norris Russell, Enrico De Nicola, and Niceto Alcalá-Zamora. After him are Emil Abderhalden, Plutarco Elías Calles, Oswald Avery, Alfred Kubin, Said Nursî, and Arthur Cecil Pigou. Among people deceased in 1925, Karl Abraham ranks 34. Before him are Mohammad Ali Shah Qajar, Oliver Heaviside, H. Rider Haggard, John Singer Sargent, Pier Giorgio Frassati, and Percy Fawcett. After him are Christian Krohg, Robert M. La Follette, Christian Michelsen, Lovis Corinth, Pierre Louÿs, and Max Linder.
Others Born in 1877
Go to all RankingsErnst von Dohnányi
COMPOSER
1877 - 1960
HPI: 68.95
Rank: 23
Mykola Leontovych
COMPOSER
1877 - 1921
HPI: 68.90
Rank: 24
Aga Khan III
POLITICIAN
1877 - 1957
HPI: 68.62
Rank: 25
Henry Norris Russell
ASTRONOMER
1877 - 1957
HPI: 68.58
Rank: 26
Enrico De Nicola
POLITICIAN
1877 - 1959
HPI: 68.56
Rank: 27
Niceto Alcalá-Zamora
POLITICIAN
1877 - 1949
HPI: 68.43
Rank: 28
Karl Abraham
PSYCHOLOGIST
1877 - 1925
HPI: 68.34
Rank: 29
Emil Abderhalden
CHEMIST
1877 - 1950
HPI: 67.68
Rank: 30
Plutarco Elías Calles
POLITICIAN
1877 - 1945
HPI: 67.60
Rank: 31
Oswald Avery
PHYSICIAN
1877 - 1955
HPI: 67.58
Rank: 32
Alfred Kubin
WRITER
1877 - 1959
HPI: 67.57
Rank: 33
Said Nursî
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1877 - 1960
HPI: 67.51
Rank: 34
Arthur Cecil Pigou
ECONOMIST
1877 - 1959
HPI: 67.51
Rank: 35
Others Deceased in 1925
Go to all RankingsMohammad Ali Shah Qajar
POLITICIAN
1872 - 1925
HPI: 68.84
Rank: 28
Oliver Heaviside
MATHEMATICIAN
1850 - 1925
HPI: 68.83
Rank: 29
H. Rider Haggard
WRITER
1856 - 1925
HPI: 68.70
Rank: 30
John Singer Sargent
PAINTER
1856 - 1925
HPI: 68.56
Rank: 31
Pier Giorgio Frassati
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1901 - 1925
HPI: 68.52
Rank: 32
Percy Fawcett
WRITER
1867 - 1925
HPI: 68.49
Rank: 33
Karl Abraham
PSYCHOLOGIST
1877 - 1925
HPI: 68.34
Rank: 34
Christian Krohg
PAINTER
1852 - 1925
HPI: 68.18
Rank: 35
Robert M. La Follette
POLITICIAN
1855 - 1925
HPI: 68.15
Rank: 36
Christian Michelsen
POLITICIAN
1857 - 1925
HPI: 67.92
Rank: 37
Lovis Corinth
PAINTER
1858 - 1925
HPI: 67.85
Rank: 38
Pierre Louÿs
WRITER
1870 - 1925
HPI: 67.63
Rank: 39
Max Linder
ACTOR
1883 - 1925
HPI: 67.43
Rank: 40
In Germany
Among people born in Germany, Karl Abraham ranks 965 out of 7,253. Before him are Infanta Maria Josepha of Portugal (1857), Gerhard von Scharnhorst (1755), Karl Bühler (1879), Princess Adelgunde of Bavaria (1823), Sigmund Jähn (1937), and Therese of Saxe-Hildburghausen (1792). After him are Georg Elser (1903), Hans-Valentin Hube (1890), Prince Augustus William of Prussia (1722), Louis I, Duke of Bavaria (1173), Josef Terboven (1898), and Josef Albers (1888).
Others born in Germany
Go to all RankingsInfanta Maria Josepha of Portugal
POLITICIAN
1857 - 1943
HPI: 68.37
Rank: 959
Gerhard von Scharnhorst
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1755 - 1813
HPI: 68.37
Rank: 960
Karl Bühler
PSYCHOLOGIST
1879 - 1963
HPI: 68.37
Rank: 961
Princess Adelgunde of Bavaria
POLITICIAN
1823 - 1914
HPI: 68.36
Rank: 962
Sigmund Jähn
ASTRONAUT
1937 - 2019
HPI: 68.36
Rank: 963
Therese of Saxe-Hildburghausen
COMPANION
1792 - 1854
HPI: 68.34
Rank: 964
Karl Abraham
PSYCHOLOGIST
1877 - 1925
HPI: 68.34
Rank: 965
Georg Elser
DESIGNER
1903 - 1945
HPI: 68.33
Rank: 966
Hans-Valentin Hube
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1890 - 1944
HPI: 68.33
Rank: 967
Prince Augustus William of Prussia
POLITICIAN
1722 - 1758
HPI: 68.31
Rank: 968
Louis I, Duke of Bavaria
POLITICIAN
1173 - 1231
HPI: 68.31
Rank: 969
Josef Terboven
POLITICIAN
1898 - 1945
HPI: 68.31
Rank: 970
Josef Albers
ARTIST
1888 - 1976
HPI: 68.31
Rank: 971
Among PSYCHOLOGISTS In Germany
Among psychologists born in Germany, Karl Abraham ranks 12. Before him are Hans Eysenck (1916), Ernst Heinrich Weber (1795), Kurt Koffka (1886), Fritz Perls (1893), William Stern (1871), and Karl Bühler (1879). After him are Ernst Kretschmer (1888), Rudolf Arnheim (1904), Adolf Bastian (1826), Marie-Louise von Franz (1915), Charlotte Bühler (1893), and Ulric Neisser (1928).
Hans Eysenck
1916 - 1997
HPI: 71.77
Rank: 6
Ernst Heinrich Weber
1795 - 1878
HPI: 69.82
Rank: 7
Kurt Koffka
1886 - 1941
HPI: 69.72
Rank: 8
Fritz Perls
1893 - 1970
HPI: 68.90
Rank: 9
William Stern
1871 - 1938
HPI: 68.86
Rank: 10
Karl Bühler
1879 - 1963
HPI: 68.37
Rank: 11
Karl Abraham
1877 - 1925
HPI: 68.34
Rank: 12
Ernst Kretschmer
1888 - 1964
HPI: 68.05
Rank: 13
Rudolf Arnheim
1904 - 2007
HPI: 65.65
Rank: 14
Adolf Bastian
1826 - 1905
HPI: 65.11
Rank: 15
Marie-Louise von Franz
1915 - 1998
HPI: 64.27
Rank: 16
Charlotte Bühler
1893 - 1974
HPI: 62.62
Rank: 17
Ulric Neisser
1928 - 2012
HPI: 61.73
Rank: 18