Sigmund Freud: A Biographical Sketch

Biographical Timeline 1856: Sigmund Freud is born on May 6th in Freiberg, Moravia (now part of the Czech Republic), to Jewish parents. 1873: Freud enters the University of Vienna to study medicine. 1881: Freud receives his medical degree from the University of Vienna. 1884: Freud begins his work at Vienna General Hospital, specializing in neurology. 1885: Freud travels to Paris to study under Jean-Martin Charcot, a renowned neurologist known for his work on hysteria. 1886: Freud establishes a private practice in Vienna and begins treating patients with psychological disorders. 1895: Freud publishes his groundbreaking work, "Studies on Hysteria," co-authored with Josef Breuer. 1900: Freud's book, "The Interpretation of Dreams," is published, introducing his theory of the unconscious and the interpretation of dreams as a key to understanding the unconscious mind. 1901: Freud establishes the Psychological Wednesday Society, which later becomes the Vienna Psychoana…