PSYCHOLOGIST

Otto Binswanger

1852 - 1929

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Otto Ludwig Binswanger (; Swiss Standard German: [ˈbɪnsvaŋər]; 14 October 1852, Scherzingen, Münsterlingen – 15 July 1929, Kreuzlingen) was a Swiss psychiatrist and neurologist who came from a famous family of physicians; his father was founder of the Kreuzlingen Sanatorium, and he was uncle to Ludwig Binswanger (1881–1966) who was a major figure in the existential psychology movement. He was brother-in-law to physiotherapist Heinrich Averbeck (1844–1889). Other notable family members include his son-in-law Hans-Constantin Paulssen (1892-1984), who was the first president of the BDA (Bundesvereinigung der Deutschen Arbeitgeberverbände) (Confederation of German Employers' Associations). Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Otto Binswanger is the 184th most popular psychologist, the 407th most popular biography from Switzerland (down from 374th in 2019) and the 8th most popular Swiss Psychologist.

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Among PSYCHOLOGISTS

Among psychologists, Otto Binswanger ranks 184 out of 235. Before him are Edgar Schein, Julian Rotter, Abraham Brill, Georgi Lozanov, Nise da Silveira, and Fritz Heider. After him are Boris Cyrulnik, Lisbeth Palme, Dan Ariely, Laura Perls, Frank Rosenblatt, and Gustave Gilbert.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1852, Otto Binswanger ranks 79. Before him are Émile Fayolle, Eugène-Anatole Demarçay, Moritz von Auffenberg, Dục Đức, William Stewart Halsted, and Princess Ida of Schaumburg-Lippe. After him are Günther Victor, Prince of Schwarzburg, Meijer de Haan, Eilif Peterssen, Vasily Safonov, Max Carl Wilhelm Weber, and William Burnside. Among people deceased in 1929, Otto Binswanger ranks 94. Before him are Pierre Fatou, Ernest Mason Satow, Paul Leni, Ray Lankester, Amandus Adamson, and Walther Katzenstein. After him are Archibald Reiss, Ivo Vojnović, Heinrich Zille, Blind Lemon Jefferson, Manuel Díaz, and Julio Antonio Mella.

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In Switzerland

Among people born in Switzerland, Otto Binswanger ranks 407 out of 1,015. Before him are Marc-Émile Ruchet (1853), Corina Casanova (1956), Antonio Ciseri (1821), Stéphane Chapuisat (1969), Jakob Hermann (1678), and Pierre Viret (1511). After him are Josef Munzinger (1791), Mick Schumacher (1999), Jakob II Bernoulli (1759), Princess Nora of Liechtenstein (1950), Ernst Brenner (1856), and Luuk de Jong (1990).

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Among PSYCHOLOGISTS In Switzerland

Among psychologists born in Switzerland, Otto Binswanger ranks 8. Before him are Jean Piaget (1896), Hermann Rorschach (1884), Ludwig Binswanger (1881), Auguste Forel (1848), Édouard Claparède (1873), and Edgar Schein (1928). After him are Théodore Flournoy (1854).

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