John M. Dorsey
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John Morris Dorsey was an author and professor of psychiatry at Wayne State University
.
Born in Clinton, Iowa
, Dorsey earned his M.D. from the University of Iowa
in 1925. From 1930 to 1935 he taught in the Department of Psychiatry at the University of Michigan
in Ann Arbor. In 1935, Dorsey moved with his family to Vienna, Austria, to study under Sigmund Freud
, a course of study which included psychoanalysis by Freud personally. In 1940 Dorsey accepted a position as psychiatrist and head of Mental Hygiene Services at Wayne University (later to become Wayne State) in Detroit. In 1946 he was appointed Chairman of Psychiatry. In 1960, Dorsey became the first professor at Wayne State to be honored with the title “University Professor”. A bronze portrait relief by sculptor Marshall Fredericks
honoring Dorsey is located on the Wayne State campus. Dorsey continued to teach at Wayne State until his death in 1978.
Dorsey also served as president of the Michigan Society of Neurology and Psychiatry, and the Michigan Association for Psychoanalysis. He wrote more than ten books during his career, including "American Government Conscious Self Sovereignty" (1970), “Psychology of Ethics” (1974), and “An American Psychiatrist in Vienna, 1935-1937, and His Sigmund Freud” (1976).
Wayne State University
Wayne State University is a public research university located in Detroit, Michigan, United States, in the city's Midtown Cultural Center Historic District. Founded in 1868, WSU consists of 13 schools and colleges offering more than 400 major subject areas to over 32,000 graduate and...
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Born in Clinton, Iowa
Clinton, Iowa
Clinton is a city in and the county seat of Clinton County, Iowa, United States. The population was 26231as of 2010. Clinton, along with DeWitt, Iowa , was named in honor of the seventh governor of New York, DeWitt Clinton. Clinton is the principal city of the Clinton Micropolitan Statistical...
, Dorsey earned his M.D. from the University of Iowa
University of Iowa
The University of Iowa is a public state-supported research university located in Iowa City, Iowa, United States. It is the oldest public university in the state. The university is organized into eleven colleges granting undergraduate, graduate, and professional degrees...
in 1925. From 1930 to 1935 he taught in the Department of Psychiatry at the University of Michigan
University of Michigan
The University of Michigan is a public research university located in Ann Arbor, Michigan in the United States. It is the state's oldest university and the flagship campus of the University of Michigan...
in Ann Arbor. In 1935, Dorsey moved with his family to Vienna, Austria, to study under Sigmund Freud
Sigmund Freud
Sigmund Freud , born Sigismund Schlomo Freud , was an Austrian neurologist who founded the discipline of psychoanalysis...
, a course of study which included psychoanalysis by Freud personally. In 1940 Dorsey accepted a position as psychiatrist and head of Mental Hygiene Services at Wayne University (later to become Wayne State) in Detroit. In 1946 he was appointed Chairman of Psychiatry. In 1960, Dorsey became the first professor at Wayne State to be honored with the title “University Professor”. A bronze portrait relief by sculptor Marshall Fredericks
Marshall Fredericks
Marshall Maynard Fredericks was an American sculptor.-Biography:Fredericks was born of Scandinavian heritage in Rock Island, Illinois on January 31, 1908. His family moved to Florida for a short time and then settled in Cleveland, Ohio, where he grew up...
honoring Dorsey is located on the Wayne State campus. Dorsey continued to teach at Wayne State until his death in 1978.
Dorsey also served as president of the Michigan Society of Neurology and Psychiatry, and the Michigan Association for Psychoanalysis. He wrote more than ten books during his career, including "American Government Conscious Self Sovereignty" (1970), “Psychology of Ethics” (1974), and “An American Psychiatrist in Vienna, 1935-1937, and His Sigmund Freud” (1976).