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Forel was born September 1, 1848, in La Gracieuse (Switzerland) and died on July 27, 1931, in Yvorne (Switzerland). After a gymnasium education in Lausanne, he studied medicine at the University of Zurich (1866–1871). His doctorate in neuroanatomy was written under the guidance of Theodor Meynert in Vienna (1872). After 7 years in Munich working with Europe’s leading brain researcher Bernhard von Gudden, Forel was appointed Professor of Psychiatry at the University of Zurich, a post which included the directorship of the university’s psychiatric clinic the Burghölzli (1879–1898). In addition to his contributions to psychiatry, he was a noted myrmecologist (the scientific study of ants), sexologist, brain anatomist, philosopher, and social reformer (e.g., eugenics, temperance). He is generally considered the father of Swiss psychiatry.
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Forel’s early interest was in the anatomy, physiology, geographic distribution, and...
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Lee, D.D. (2012). Forel, Auguste-Henri. In: Rieber, R.W. (eds) Encyclopedia of the History of Psychological Theories. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4419-0463-8_224
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