Person · Writer, Psychologist

Bruno Bettelheim

Austrian-American child psychologist and writer (1903–1990)

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Born: 28 Aug 1903, Vienna
Died: 13 Mar 1990, Silver Spring
Citizenship: United States, Austria
Party: Social Democratic Party of Austria
Languages: English

Bruno Bettelheim was an Austrian-American child psychologist and writer (1903–1990). Born 1903 in Vienna. Associated with University of Chicago.

Worksilver

University of Chicago1939

Educationsilver

University of Vienna

Awards and worksilver

National Book Award1977
Dr. Leopold Lucas Prize1990
Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences

2 more awards

Goethe Medal1983
National Book Critics Circle Award in Criticism1976

Notable work

the empty fortress

About

Expertise: psychology, psychologist, psychiatrist

Elsewhere: Wikipedia

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Who is Bruno Bettelheim?: Bruno Bettelheim was an Austrian-American child psychologist and writer (1903–1990). Born 1903 in Vienna. Associated with University of Chicago.
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