PSYCHOLOGIST

Nise da Silveira

1905 - 1999

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Nise da Silveira (February 15, 1905 – October 30, 1999) was a Brazilian psychiatrist and a student of Carl Jung. She devoted her life to psychiatry and challenged the conventional orthodoxies of her era, which insisted on using institutionalization and aggressive forms of medical intervention, including electroconvulsive therapy, insulin shock therapy and lobotomy to treat mental illnesses. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Nise da Silveira is the 182nd most popular psychologist (down from 166th in 2019), the 390th most popular biography from Brazil (down from 269th in 2019) and the most popular Brazilian Psychologist.

Nise da Silveira was a Brazilian feminist, educator, and activist. She was the founder of the Brazilian Women's Party, which was the first women's party in Brazil. She was also the first woman to be elected to the Brazilian Congress.

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Among PSYCHOLOGISTS

Among psychologists, Nise da Silveira ranks 182 out of 235. Before her are Benjamin Libet, Jean Laplanche, Edgar Schein, Julian Rotter, Abraham Brill, and Georgi Lozanov. After her are Fritz Heider, Otto Binswanger, Boris Cyrulnik, Lisbeth Palme, Dan Ariely, and Laura Perls.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1905, Nise da Silveira ranks 205. Before her are Eugen Sänger, Luigi Zampa, István Avar, Gustav Wiederkehr, Karol Borsuk, and Abeid Karume. After her are Siaka Stevens, Tommy Dorsey, Aurelio González, John Kuck, Mantovani, and Alexander Rodimtsev. Among people deceased in 1999, Nise da Silveira ranks 144. Before her are Rudi Glöckner, Dmitry Likhachov, Maxim Munzuk, Tamás Mendelényi, Richard Kiley, and Teuvo Aura. After her are Tatevik Sazandaryan, Allen Stack, František Vláčil, Joshua Nkomo, Ellen Corby, and Harry Edison.

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In Brazil

Among people born in Brazil, Nise da Silveira ranks 390 out of 2,236. Before her are Marcos Valle (1943), Roberto Firmino (1991), Martim Mércio da Silveira (1911), Zinho (1967), Ado (1946), and Wagner Moura (1976). After her are Luiz Gonzaga (1912), José Wilker (1944), Camargo Guarnieri (1907), Adoniran Barbosa (1910), Éder Aleixo de Assis (1957), and Amaral (1954).

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Among PSYCHOLOGISTS In Brazil

Among psychologists born in Brazil, Nise da Silveira ranks 1. 

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