Theodor Ziehen

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Theodor Ziehen

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Why Is Theodor Ziehen Influential?

According to Wikipedia, Georg Theodor Ziehen was a German neurologist and psychiatrist born in Frankfurt am Main. He was the son of noted author, Eduard Ziehen . Education and career As a gymnasium student, Ziehen studied the works of Immanuel Kant and Arthur Schopenhauer at Lessing-Gymnasium in Frankfurt. Later he studied medicine in Würzburg and Berlin, where he received his doctorate in 1885. While a medical student he studied the writings of David Hume, Spinoza, Plato and George Berkeley. Following graduation he worked as an assistant to Karl Ludwig Kahlbaum at the mental hospital in Görlitz, and in 1887 became an assistant to Otto Binswanger at the psychiatric clinic in Jena. At Jena one of his patients was philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche.

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What Schools Are Affiliated With Theodor Ziehen?

Theodor Ziehen is affiliated with the following schools:

• Martin Luther University of Halle-Wittenberg
• Humboldt University of Berlin
• Utrecht University
• University of Jena
• University of Würzburg