Sophie Freud
Austrian American psychologist (1924–2022) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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This article is about the Austrian American psychosociologist and granddaughter of Sigmund Freud. For her aunt, also named Sophie, see Freud family.
Miriam Sophie Freud (August 6, 1924 – June 3, 2022) was an Austrian American psychosociologist, educator, and author. The granddaughter of Sigmund Freud, she was a critic of psychoanalysis, aspects of which she described as "narcissistic indulgence".[1] Her criticisms of the elder Freud's psychoanalytical doctrines made her the "black sheep" of the family and she observed how all of her female relatives, including her mother, Ernestine, and aunt Anna, were adversely affected by Sigmund's claims about women and their internal experiences.[2]
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Born | Miriam Sophie Freud (1924-08-06)August 6, 1924 Vienna, Austria |
Died | June 3, 2022(2022-06-03) (aged 97) Lincoln, Massachusetts, U.S. |
Alma mater | Radcliffe College Simmons University Brandeis University |
Occupation | Psychologist |
Spouse |
Paul Loewenstein
(m. 1945; div. 1985) |
Children | 3 |
Parent(s) | Jean Martin Freud Esti Freud |
Relatives | Walter Freud (brother) Sigmund Freud (grandfather) Freud family |
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