Find out more about the greatest 19th Century Psychiatrists, including Sigmund Freud, Carl Jung, Alfred Adler, Wilhelm Reich and Cesare Lombroso

Famous 19th Century Psychiatrists

Carl JungCarl Jung
26 July 1875, Swiss
Psychiatrist
Alfred AdlerAlfred Adler
07 February 1870, Austrian
 

Hermann RorschachHermann Rorschach
08 November 1884, Swiss
Swiss psychiatrist

Immanuel VelikovskyImmanuel Velikovsky
10 June 1895, Israeli
Author

Karen HorneyKaren Horney
16 September 1885, German
Psychoanalyst

Karl JaspersKarl Jaspers
23 February 1883, Swiss, German
Philosopher, Psychiatrist, Physician, Theologian,
Arthur SchnitzlerArthur Schnitzler
15 May 1862, Austrian
Writer, Playwright, Physician, Screenwriter,

Josef BreuerJosef Breuer
15 January 1842, Austrian
Physician, Psychologist, University teacher,

Alois AlzheimerAlois Alzheimer
14 June 1864, German
Psychiatrist, Neuropathologist
Georges Gilles de la TouretteGeorges Gilles de la Tourette
30 October 1857, French
Physician, Psychiatrist, Neurologist

Wilfred BionWilfred Bion
08 September 1897, British
Psychiatrist, Psychanalyst, Psychologist
Fritz PerlsFritz Perls
08 July 1893, German
Psychologist, Psychiatrist

Eugen BleulerEugen Bleuler
30 April 1857, Swiss
Psychiatrist, Physician, University teacher

Otto GrossOtto Gross
17 March 1877, Austrian
Psychiatrist, Psychanalyst, Physician

Richard von Krafft-EbingRichard von Krafft-Ebing
14 August 1840, Austrian, German
Psychologist, Psychiatrist, Physician, University

Leo KannerLeo Kanner
13 June 1896, Ukrainian
Psychiatrist
Harry Stack SullivanHarry Stack Sullivan
21 February 1892, American
Psychiatrist, Psychotherapist, Psychologist

John Langdon DownJohn Langdon Down
18 November 1828, British
Physician, Psychiatrist, Neurologist

Fredric WerthamFredric Wertham
20 March 1895, American
Psychologist, Psychiatrist

Sándor FerencziSándor Ferenczi
07 July 1873, Hungarian
Psychanalyst, Psychiatrist, Non-fiction writer,
Margaret MahlerMargaret Mahler
10 May 1897, Hungarian
Psychiatrist, Child psychiatrist

Axel MuntheAxel Munthe
31 October 1857, Swedish, British
Medical Doctor
Kurt SchneiderKurt Schneider
07 January 1887, German
Military physician, Psychologist, Psychiatrist,

Julius Wagner-JaureggJulius Wagner-Jauregg
07 March 1857, Austrian
Physician, Politician, Neurologist, Psychiatrist,

W. H. R. RiversW. H. R. Rivers
12 March 1864, British
Anthropologist
Jacob L. MorenoJacob L. Moreno
18 May 1889, Austrian, Romanian, American
Psychiatrist

Ernst KretschmerErnst Kretschmer
08 October 1888, German
Psychiatrist
Carl WernickeCarl Wernicke
15 May 1848, German
Anatomist, Physician, Neuroscientist,

Rudolf DreikursRudolf Dreikurs
08 February 1897, Austrian
Psychiatrist

Helene DeutschHelene Deutsch
09 October 1884, Polish, American
Psychologist, Psychiatrist
Franz AlexanderFranz Alexander
22 January 1891, Hungarian, American
Psychoanalyst

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Thomas Story KirkbrideThomas Story Kirkbride
31 July 1809, American
Physician
Auguste ForelAuguste Forel
01 September 1848, Swiss
Psychiatrist

Bénédict MorelBénédict Morel
22 November 1809, Austrian, French
Psychiatrist

Morton PrinceMorton Prince
22 December 1854, American
Physician

Édouard ClaparèdeÉdouard Claparède
24 March 1873, Swiss
Neurologist
Géza CsáthGéza Csáth
13 February 1887, Serbian
Writer
Heinrich HoffmannHeinrich Hoffmann
13 June 1809, German
German physician and writer

Ruth Mack BrunswickRuth Mack Brunswick
17 February 1897, American
Psychiatrist

Amariah BrighamAmariah Brigham
26 December 1798, American
Psychiatrist

Frederik Willem van EedenFrederik Willem van Eeden
03 April 1860, Dutch
Writer
Karl Augustus MenningerKarl Augustus Menninger
22 July 1893, American
 

Jean-Étienne-Dominique EsquirolJean-Étienne-Dominique Esquirol
03 February 1772, French
Psychiatrist