Alexander Mitscherlich: Biographical data
| 1908 | Alexander Mitscherlich is born in Munich on 20th September. | |
| 1928-1932 | Studies history, history of art and philosophy at the university of Munich. | |
| 1933 | After his first imprisonment he moves to Berlin and opens a bookshop there which is closed by the SA in 1935. At the same time he starts to study medicine. Mitscherlich marries Melitta Behr. |
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| 1935 | Mitscherlich is wanted by the police for his involvement in the resistance and emigrates to Switzerland. He continues with his medical studies in Zürich. | |
| 1937 | On a trip to Germany he is arrested by the Gestapo and is imprisoned in Nürnberg for eight months. | |
| 1938 | Mitscherlich marries Georgia Wiedemann. | |
| 1939 | Finishes his medical studies in Heidelberg and obtains the state examination. | |
| 1941 | Works on his PhD under the supervision of Victor von Weizsäcker; the theme is ”Zur Wesenbestimmung der synästhetischen Wahrnehmung”. Afterwards works as neurologist at the University of Heidelberg. | |
| 1945 | Mitscherlich supervises the Health Centre in initially the American occupied zone ”Saar, Pfalz,Rheinhessen” in early summer . When the sector is handed over to the French he gives up his office. | |
| 1946 |
Mitscherlich finishes his habilitation with the work ”Vom Ursprung der Sucht” and works at the medical polyclinic in Zürich until 1949. Observer at the Nürnberg Trials against NS doctors |
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| from 1947 | Editor of the journal ”Psyche” | |
| 1949 | Founds the department for psychosomatic medicine at the Universtiy of Heidelberg which is soon developed into its own clinic. | |
| 1952 | Alexander Mitscherlich becomes unscheduled professor of psychosomatic medicine at the University of Heidelberg. | |
| 1955 | He marries Margarete Nielsen, doctor and psychoanalyst. | |
| 1960-1976 | Mitscherlich founds the Sigmund-Freud-Institut in Frankfurt, and stays director until his retirement. He becomes more engaged as a critic of the federal German post war society. | |
| 1966-1973 | Professor for Psychology at the University of Frankfurt am Main | |
| 1969 | Alexander Mitscherlich is presented with the Peace Prize of the Deutschen Buchhandel. | |
| 1972 | Is awarded the Golden Wilhelm-Bölsche-Medal. | |
| 1973 | Awarded the Kulturpreis of the City of Munich and the Wilhelm –Leuschner Medal. | |
| 1976 | Mitscherlich rejects the honorary citizenship of the City of Frankfurt am Main because the president of the Industrie und Handelskammer, Fritz Dietz, is to be awarded this at the same time. | |
| 1982 | Alexander Mitscherlich dies on 26th June in Frankfurt am Main. |
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