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Emil Kraepelin
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Born | Neustrelitz, Grand Duchy of Mecklenburg-Strelitz, German Confederation
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15 February 1856
Died | 7 October 1926 |
(aged 70)
Nationality | German |
Alma mater | Leipzig University University of Würzburg (MBBS, 1878) Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich (Dr. hab. med., 1882) |
Known for | Classification of mental disorders, Kraepelinian dichotomy |
Spouse(s) | Ina Marie Marie Wilhelmine Schwabe |
Children | 2 sons, 6 daughters |
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Fields | Psychiatry |
Institutions | University of Dorpat University of Heidelberg Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich |
Thesis | The Place of Psychology in Psychiatry (1882) |
Influences | Wilhelm Wundt Bernhard von Gudden Karl Ludwig Kahlbaum |
Influenced | Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems |
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Emil Wilhelm Georg Magnus Kraepelin (/ˈkrɛpəlɪn/; German: [ˈeːmiːl 'kʁɛːpəliːn]; 15 February 1856 – 7 October 1926) was a German psychiatrist. He is the founder of modern scientific psychiatry, psychopharmacology and psychiatric genetics.
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