Friedrich S. Rothschild
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Friedrich Salomon Rothschild (December 17, 1899, Giessen, Germany - March 6, 1995, Israel) was a Jewish psychiatrist
and semiotician
. He has coined the term biosemiotic
in his work of 1962.
He worked in Heidelberg
(from 1925 to 1928) with psychotherapist Frieda Fromm-Reichmann
(1889–1957) and psychoanalyst Erich Fromm
(1900–1980), and in Frankfurt (from 1928 to 1933) with Kurt Goldstein
(1878–1965). He was influenced by the philosophy of Ludwig Klages
(1872–1956) with whom he corresponded.
In 1935, he published the book “Symbolik des Hirnbaus: Erscheinungswissenschaftliche Untersuchung über den Bau und die Funktionen des Zentralnervensystems der Wirbeltiere und des Menschen”. He has developed the communicative approach in biology.
Psychiatry
Psychiatry is the medical specialty devoted to the study and treatment of mental disorders. These mental disorders include various affective, behavioural, cognitive and perceptual abnormalities...
and semiotician
Semiotics
Semiotics, also called semiotic studies or semiology, is the study of signs and sign processes , indication, designation, likeness, analogy, metaphor, symbolism, signification, and communication...
. He has coined the term biosemiotic
Biosemiotics
Biosemiotics is a growing field that studies the production, action and interpretation of signs in the biological realm...
in his work of 1962.
He worked in Heidelberg
Heidelberg
-Early history:Between 600,000 and 200,000 years ago, "Heidelberg Man" died at nearby Mauer. His jaw bone was discovered in 1907; with scientific dating, his remains were determined to be the earliest evidence of human life in Europe. In the 5th century BC, a Celtic fortress of refuge and place of...
(from 1925 to 1928) with psychotherapist Frieda Fromm-Reichmann
Frieda Fromm-Reichmann
Frieda Fromm-Reichmann was a German psychiatrist and contemporary of Sigmund Freud who emigrated to America during World War II.-Life and work:...
(1889–1957) and psychoanalyst Erich Fromm
Erich Fromm
Erich Seligmann Fromm was a Jewish German-American social psychologist, psychoanalyst, sociologist, humanistic philosopher, and democratic socialist. He was associated with what became known as the Frankfurt School of critical theory.-Life:Erich Fromm was born on March 23, 1900, at Frankfurt am...
(1900–1980), and in Frankfurt (from 1928 to 1933) with Kurt Goldstein
Kurt Goldstein
Kurt Goldstein was a German Jewish neurologist and psychiatrist who was a pioneer in modern neuropsychology. He created a holistic theory of the organism based on Gestalt theory which deeply influenced the development of Gestalt therapy...
(1878–1965). He was influenced by the philosophy of Ludwig Klages
Ludwig Klages
Ludwig Klages was a German philosopher, psychologist and a theoretician in the field of handwriting analysis.-Life:...
(1872–1956) with whom he corresponded.
In 1935, he published the book “Symbolik des Hirnbaus: Erscheinungswissenschaftliche Untersuchung über den Bau und die Funktionen des Zentralnervensystems der Wirbeltiere und des Menschen”. He has developed the communicative approach in biology.