When is Alfred Adler's birthday?

Alfred Adler's birthday is February 7. He was born on February 7, 1870 in Rudolfsheim, Austria.

Who shares a birthday with Alfred Adler?

Famous people who share Alfred Adler's February 7 birthday include Charles Dickens, Thomas More, Sinclair Lewis, Tawakkol Karman and G.H. Hardy.

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Alfred Adler — Age & Birthday

Born: 7 February 1870 · Died: 28 May 1937 · Age at death: 67

How old was Alfred Adler when he died?

Alfred Adler died aged 67. He was born on 7 February 1870 and died on 28 May 1937.

Austrian psychiatrist and early colleague of Freud who founded individual psychology and introduced the inferiority complex

Did you know?He developed the concept of the inferiority complex to explain how feelings of inadequacy influence human personality.

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Date of birth7 February 1870
Date of death28 May 1937
Age at death67
Cause of deathAcute myocardial infarction
NationalityAustrian
BirthplaceRudolfsheim, Austria
Occupationpsychiatrist, psychotherapist, ophthalmologist

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Alfred Adler founded individual psychology. A doctor in Vienna, he joined Sigmund Freud's circle in 1902. He broke away in 1911, rejecting Freud's focus on sex. Adler argued that people are driven by the wish to overcome feelings of weakness and belong to a community. He introduced the idea of the inferiority complex. He also studied the effect of birth order on personality. He set up child guidance clinics in Vienna. He moved to the United States in the 1930s and died in Aberdeen during a lecture tour.

Alfred Adler ( AD-lər; Austrian German:; February 7, 1870 – May 28, 1937) was an Austrian medical doctor, psychotherapist, and founder of the school of individual psychology.

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Alfred Adler: Founder of Individual Psychology

Austrian psychologist, 1870–1937

Alfred Adler was born in Rudolfsheim, Vienna, on 7 February 1870.

He joined Freud's circle in 1902.

He broke with Freud in 1911.

He moved to the United States in the 1930s.

Career highlights

1902Freud: circle
1911Break: with Freud
1912Individual psychology: founded
1927Understanding Human Nature: book
1937Death: in Aberdeen

Did you know?He coined the term "inferiority complex".

Age at death: 67
Years since death: 89

Family

Father: Leopold Adler
Mother: Pauline Adler
Spouse: Raissa Adler
Children: Alexandra Adler, Cornelia Adler, Kurt A. Adler, Valentine Adler

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When is Alfred Adler's birthday?: Alfred Adler's birthday is February 7. He was born on February 7, 1870 in Rudolfsheim, Austria.
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