Fritz Perls

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Fritz Perls was a German-born psychiatrist and psychotherapist best known as the co-founder and leading developer of Gestalt therapy.

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instanceOf author
founder
person
psychiatrist
psychotherapist
causeOfDeath heart failure
citizenship Canada
Germany
South Africa NERFINISHED
United States of America
coFounded Gestalt therapy NERFINISHED
coFounderWith Laura Perls NERFINISHED
Paul Goodman NERFINISHED
conflictParticipatedIn World War I
countryOfBirth German Empire NERFINISHED
dateOfBirth 1893-07-08
dateOfDeath 1970-03-14
educatedAt Humboldt University of Berlin NERFINISHED
University of Freiburg NERFINISHED
University of Halle NERFINISHED
University of Munich NERFINISHED
emigratedTo South Africa NERFINISHED
United States of America
ethnicGroup Jews
surface form: Jewish people
familyName Perls NERFINISHED
fieldOfWork Gestalt therapy NERFINISHED
psychiatry
psychotherapy
fullName Friedrich Salomon Perls NERFINISHED
givenName Friedrich NERFINISHED
knownFor co-founding Gestalt therapy
developing Gestalt therapy
movement Gestalt therapy NERFINISHED
humanistic psychology
nickname Fritz NERFINISHED
notableWork Ego, Hunger and Aggression NERFINISHED
Gestalt Therapy Verbatim NERFINISHED
Gestalt Therapy: Excitement and Growth in the Human Personality NERFINISHED
In and Out the Garbage Pail NERFINISHED
occupation psychiatrist
psychoanalyst
psychotherapist
placeOfBirth Berlin
placeOfDeath Chicago NERFINISHED
religion Judaism
servedIn German Army NERFINISHED
spouse Laura Perls NERFINISHED
workedAt Esalen Institute NERFINISHED
New York Institute for Gestalt Therapy NERFINISHED
South African Institute for Psychoanalysis NERFINISHED

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Gestalt psychology keyFigure Fritz Perls
Gestalt therapy developedBy Fritz Perls
Wilhelm Reich influenced Fritz Perls
Esalen Institute hasNotableFaculty Fritz Perls
Fritz hasNotableBearer Fritz Perls