Viktor Frankl
Viktor Frankl
Viktor Emil Frankl (26 March 1905 – 2 September 1997) was an Austrian neurologist, psychiatrist, Holocaust survivor, and founder of logotherapy, a form of psychotherapy that emphasizes the human search for meaning.
Pronunciation
Viktor Frankl: /ˈvɪktɔːr ˈfræŋkl/
Etymology
The name Viktor is of Latin origin and means "conqueror". The surname Frankl is of German origin and is a diminutive form of Frank, which means "free man".
Related Terms
- Logotherapy
- Existential Analysis
- Meaning (psychology)
- Will to Meaning
- Psychotherapy
- Neurology
- Psychiatry
- Holocaust
Biography
Viktor Frankl was born in Vienna, Austria, in 1905. He studied medicine at the University of Vienna and later specialized in neurology and psychiatry, with a focus on depression and suicide. During World War II, Frankl spent three years in Nazi concentration camps, including Auschwitz and Dachau, experiences that greatly influenced his development of logotherapy.
After the war, Frankl published his best-known book, Man's Search for Meaning, in which he argued that meaning can be found in life in three ways: through work, through love, and in the face of suffering. Frankl's theories have been influential in the field of psychotherapy and he is considered one of the key figures in existential therapy.
Legacy
Frankl's work has had a significant impact on the field of psychotherapy, with logotherapy being recognized as the third Viennese School of Psychotherapy (after Freud's psychoanalysis and Adler's individual psychology). His ideas about the importance of finding meaning in life, even in the face of suffering, have been widely influential and continue to be relevant today.
External links
- Medical encyclopedia article on Viktor Frankl
- Wikipedia's article - Viktor Frankl
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