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Jacob Kolloman Freud (1 April 1815 – 23 October 1896) was the father of Sigmund Freud, the founder of psychoanalysis. Born in town of Tysmenytsia in the Kingdom of Galicia and Lodomeria (now in Ukraine), and from a Hasidic background though himself an enlightened Jew of the Haskalah, he mainly earned his living as a wool merchant.
A tall man, who according to his son resembled Garibaldi, Jakob was a calm and respected patriarch. An observant Jew close to the Haskala movement, he appears to have been more traditional than Freud claimed.
Jacob Freud was born in Tysmenitz, then part of the Austrian Partition of Poland called the Kingdom of Galicia and Lodomeria (now called Tysmenytsia and in Ukraine), the eldest child of Schlomo and Peppi (Pessel), née Hoffmann, Freud.
Learn about Jacob Freud, Sigmund Freud's father, who was a bankrupt and a ne'er-do-well. Find out how his poverty, humiliation and submissiveness influenced Freud's life and work.
Learn about Freud's early life in Freiberg, where he was born to a large family and a father who failed in business. Explore how Freud's childhood experiences shaped his personality, fears, and ambitions.
Abstract. ‘Life and character’ gives a brief history of Freud's life and explores some of his character traits. Freud was born in what is now the Czech Republic. At the age of three he moved to Vienna, where he lived the majority of his life and raised a family.
A Hebrew manuscript by Jacob Freud, the father of Sigmund Freud, expresses his love and devotion to his son and his hope for his religious renewal. The article corrects past errors in reading and translating the manuscript and reinterprets its meaning and context.
