Ernst Kretschmer

Ernst Kretschmer (* October 8 1888 in Wüstenrot near Heilbronn (Germany); ? February 8 1964 in Tübingen) Prof. Dr. med. Dr. phil. h.c., was a psychiatrist who researched the human constitution and established a typology.

Life

He attended Cannstatt Hochschule, one of the oldest Latin schools in Stuttgart. From 1906 to 1912 he studied theology, medicine, and philosophy at the universities of Tübingen, Munich and Hamburg. From 1913 he was assistant of Robert Gaupp in Tübingen, where he received his habilitation in 1918]. He continued as assistant medical director until 1926.

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Stuttgart - 1906 - 1912 - Theology - Medicine - Philosophy - Munich - Hamburg - 1913 - Robert Gaupp - 1918 - 1926

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Kretschmer was the first to describe the persistent vegetative state which has also been called Kretschmer's syndrome. Another medical term coined after him is Kretschmer?s sensitive paranoia.http://www.whonamedit.com/doctor.cfm/617.html And between 1915 and 1921 he developed a differential diagnosis between schizophrenia and manic depression.

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Persistent vegetative state - Paranoia - 1915 - 1921

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In 1926 he became the director of the psychiatric clinic at Marburg University.

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1926 - Marburg University

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Kretschmer was a founding member of the AÄGP (General medical society for psychotherapy) which was founded on January 12, 1927. He was the president of AÄGP from 1929. In 1933 he resigned from the AÄGP for political reasons and protested the racial hygiene laws.

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January 12 - 1927 - 1929 - 1933

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From 1946 until 1959, Kretschmer was the director of the psychiatric clinic of the University of Tübingen.

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1946 - 1959 - University of Tübingen

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