Wilhelm Robert Fliess (29 December 1895 – 9 May 1970) was a German-American physician and psychoanalyst. He was the son of Wilhelm Fliess, a controversial otolaryngologist whose pseudoscientific theories influenced Sigmund Freud. He coined the term ambulatory psychosis.[3] He wrote about sexual abuse and hinted that his father had abused him.[4]
Robert Fliess | |
|---|---|
| Born | Wilhelm Robert Fließ[1] 29 December 1895[1][2] |
| Died | 9 May 1970 (aged 74) Little Compton, Rhode Island, United States |
| Occupation | psychoanalyst |
He immigrated to the United States in 1933 and worked as a physician.[1] His cousin Beate Hermelin was a German-born experimental psychologist, who worked in the UK.
He died of liver cancer in 1970.[5]
Select bibliography
edit- Psychoanalytic Series, Volume 1: Erogeneity and Libido : Addenda to the Theory of the Psychosexual Development of the Human
- Psychoanalytic Series, Volume 2: Ego and Body Ego: Contributions to Their Psychoanalytic Psychology
- Psychoanalytic Series, Volume 3: Symbol, Dream and Psychosis
References
edit- ^ a b c d New York, State and Federal Naturalization Records, 1794-1940
- ^ U.S., World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942
- ^ Masson, Jeffrey M. The Assault on Truth: Freud's Suppression of the Seduction Theory Ballantine Books New York 2003 page 141
- ^ Masson, Jeffrey M. The Assault on Truth: Freud's Suppression of the Seduction Theory Ballantine Books New York 2003 pages 138-141
- ^ Rhode Island, Historical Cemetery Commission Index, 1647-2008