Alfred Adler

Psychologist

Birthday February 7, 1880

Birth Sign Aquarius

Birthplace Austria

DEATH DATE May 28, 1937 (57)

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About

Austrian psychologist and medical doctor who emphasized the importance of the feeling of inferiority in the development of an individual's personality. He is well-known as the creator of the school of individual psychology, and he made significant contributions in the study of the inferiority complex.

Before Fame

He couldn't walk until he was four years old because of rickets.

Trivia

He was among the first in the field of psychology to argue in favor of feminism.

Family Life

He got married to Raissa Timofeyewna Epstein, an intellectual and social activist, in 1897 and had four children with her.

Associated With

Another famous psychologist like Adler was B.F. Skinner.