Great Men; psychoanalytic studies. Foreword by Ernest Jones. Edited by Sydney G. Margolin with the assistance of Hannah Gunther.

HITSCHMANN, Edward.

Published by International Universities Press, New York, 1956

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First edition, review copy with slip laid in. From the library of Dr. C.B. Farrar with his bookplate. Newspaper clipping tipped on front free e/paper, a two page obituary of Hitschmann laid in, o/w about fine in d/w which is faded on the spine and has internal tape repairs and one external repair at the top of the spine, a few chips, but still very good. Dr. Clarence B. Farrar [1874-1970] Born in Cattaraugus, New York, Farrar studied at Allegheny College and Harvard before earning his M.D. from Johns Hopkins Medical School. Farrar studied under William Osler at Hopkins followed by postgraduate study with Emil Kraepelin, Franz Nissl, and Alois Alzheimer. " As a chief psychiatrist for the Canadian Army during WWI, Captain Farrar researched psychiatric cases of soldiers with shell shock and published his findings with Charles Kirk Clarke. Farrar was hand-picked by Prof. Charles Clarke, the University's inaugural head of Psychiatry, to succeed him in both that chair and as the first Director of the Toronto Psychiatric Hospital (TPH) opening in 1925. Farrar served in those capacities until 1947, setting the stage fo the TPH to continue as the Department's clinical, teaching, research and administrative nexus until succeeded in 1966 by the Clarke Institute." (TPH: History and Memories of Toronto Psychiatric Hospital by Edward Shorter). Farrar was also the editor of The American Journal of Psychiatry for 34 years. Seller Inventory # 37153

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Title: Great Men; psychoanalytic studies. Foreword ...

Publisher: International Universities Press, New York

Publication Date: 1956

Binding: Hardcover

Edition: 1st Edition