Freud, Sigmund (1856-1939).

A profile of Sigmund Freud, founder of psychoanalysis and the discoverer of the unconscious, is presented. he initiated a fundamental transformation in the self-understanding of Western men and women. Freud's psychoanalytical corpus rests upon the new conception of sexuality he developed in opposition to the biological conception dominant in the nineteenth century. Information on his birth, birthplace, educational background, and family background is presented.