1
Philippa Perry
(Psychotherapist, Novelist)
11
2
Birthdate: November 1, 1957
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Warrington
2
Milton H. Erickson
(Psychotherapist, Hypnotist, Hypnotherapist, Psychologist, Psychiatrist, Writer)
13
5
Birthdate: December 5, 1901
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Aurum
Died: March 25, 1980
3
Shiranthi Rajapaksa
(Child Psychologist)
7
1
Birthdate: January 23, 1953
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Badulla, Sri Lanka
4
Otto Loewi
(American Pharmacologist and Psychobiologist)
11
2
Birthdate: June 3, 1873
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Frankfurt, Germany
Died: December 25, 1961
Otto Loewi was a German-born American psycho-biologist and pharmacologist, whose research on neurology proved that chemicals were involved in the transmission of nerve impulses. Working with Sir Henry Dale, he established the role of acetylcholine as an endogenous neurotransmitter, co-winning the Nobel Prize for it. Later, he worked on diabetes and devised Loewi’s test for the detection of pancreatic disease.
5
Peter Blos
(German-American Psychoanalyst)
4
1
Birthdate: February 2, 1904
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Karlsruhe, Germany
Died: June 12, 1997
Peter Blos is considered a pioneer of child and adolescent psychology. The German-born psychoanalyst earned a degree in education and then a PhD in biology from Vienna. He later moved to the U.S. during the rise of the Nazis. He is also known for his work with psychoanalyst Erik Erikson.
6
Samah Jabr
(Psychiatrist)
2
0
Birthdate: August 8, 1976
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Jerusalem
