Freud's+Biography

Freud's Early Life



Sigmund Freud was born in Frieberg, Moravia in 1856. However, when Freud was four years old he moved to Vienna with his family. Freud would spend the majority of his life in Vienna and would eventually die there. Freud was born into a very poor family. His father Jakob was a wool merchant and had two previous children by a different marriage. His mother was much younger and was the third wife of his father. Although his family was exceptionally poor they always focused on providing their children with the best means for education.

In 1865, Freud was enrolled at the Leopoldstädter Kommunal-Realgymnasium, a high school for gifted students. Freud graduated in 1873 and as regarded as one of the top graduates from his class. In 1874, after planning to study law, Freud enrolled in the school of medicine at the University of Vienna where he would get his first glimpse into psychology.

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