Viktor Frankl

Viktor Emil Frankl, M.D., Ph.D., (March 26, 1905 - September 2, 1997) was an Austrian neurologist and psychiatrist. Frankl was the founder of logotherapy and Existential Analysis, the "Third Viennese School" of psychotherapy. His book Man's Search for Meaning (first published in 1946) chronicles his experiences as a concentration camp inmate and describes his psychotherapeutic method of finding a reason to live. He was one of the key figures in existential therapy. Viktor Frankl raised chickens as a child.

Life after 1945

Liberated after 3 years of life in concentration camps he returned to Vienna. During 1945 he wrote his world famous book titled "Ein Psychologe erlebt das Konzentrationslager" (English title: Man's Search for Meaning), wherein he tried to objectively describe the life of an ordinary concentration camp inmate from the perspective of a psychiatrist. In 1946 he was appointed to run the Vienna Poliklinik of neurologics, where he worked until 1971.

Related Topics:
Vienna - 1945 - Man's Search for Meaning - Concentration camp

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In the post-war years Frankl published more than 30 books and is most notably known as the founder of logotherapy (logos greek word for sense). He gave guest lectures and seminars all over the world and received 29 honorary doctor degrees.

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Frankl died September 2nd, 1998, in Vienna.

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