Hermann Rorschach [IPA: heɐman ʁoɐʃax] (8 November 1884 Zurich - 2 April 1922 Herisau) was a Swiss Freudian psychiatrist and psychoanalyst, best known for developing a projective test known, from his name, as the Rorschach inkblot test. Events 1519 - Hernán Cortés enters Tenochtitlán and Aztec ruler Moctezuma welcomes him with great a Celebration Year 1884 ( MDCCCLXXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Zürich (, Zürich German: Züri, Zurich, Zurigo; in English generally Zurich) is the largest city in Switzerland and capital of the Events 68 - Galba, Governor of Hispania, names himself legatus senatus populique Romani, breaking the line of Year 1922 ( MCMXXII) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Herisau is a municipality of the canton of Appenzell Ausserrhoden in Switzerland. Switzerland (English pronunciation; Schweiz Swiss German: Schwyz or Schwiiz Suisse Svizzera Svizra officially the Swiss Confederation Sigmund Freud (ˈziːkmʊnt ˈfʁɔʏt born Sigismund Shlomo Freud (May 6 1856 &ndash September 23 1939 was an Austrian Psychiatrist who founded A psychiatrist (also archaically called an alienist) is a Physician who specializes in Psychiatry and is certified in treating Mental disorders Psychoanalysis is a body of ideas developed by Austrian physician Sigmund Freud and his followers which is devoted to the study of human psychological functioning and behavior A projective test, in Psychology, is a Personality test designed to let a person respond to ambiguous stimuli presumably revealing hidden Emotions and internal Please do not add more images or reposition the current onePlease do not remove the image
When he was in high school, Rorschach was called Klecks, or "inkblot," by his friends. Like many other young people in his native Switzerland, he enjoyed Klecksography, the making of fanciful inkblot "pictures. Switzerland (English pronunciation; Schweiz Swiss German: Schwyz or Schwiiz Suisse Svizzera Svizra officially the Swiss Confederation " However, unlike other young people, Rorschach would make inkblots his life's work.
An art teacher like his father, Rorschach showed great talent at painting and drawing conventional pictures. When it was time for him to graduate from high school, he could not decide between a career in art and one in science. He wrote a letter to the famous German biologist Ernst Haeckel to ask his advice. Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe. Ernst Heinrich Philipp August Haeckel ( February 16, 1834 — August 9, 1919)also written von Haeckel, was an eminent German The scientist suggested science, and Rorschach enrolled in medical school at the University of Zurich.
Rorschach studied under eminent psychiatrist Eugen Bleuler, who had taught Carl Jung. Paul Eugen Bleuler ( April 30, 1857 – July 15, 1939) was a Swiss psychiatrist most notable for his contributions to the The excitement in intellectual circles over psychoanalysis constantly reminded Rorschach of his childhood inkblots. He wondered why different people often see entirely different things in the same inkblots. While still a medical student, he began showing inkblots to schoolchildren and analyzing their results.
External links
- Biography from WhoNamedIt.com
- The Hermann Rorschach Archives and Museum, organized by the International Rorschach Society and the publishing company Hans Huber
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| NAME | Rorschach, Hermann |
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| SHORT DESCRIPTION | Freudian psychiatrist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 8 November 1884 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Zurich |
| DATE OF DEATH | 2 April 1922 |
| PLACE OF DEATH | Herisau |
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