Carl Jung

1875 – 1961 · died at about 86^[1][2]

Philosophy & Thought

Fun Facts About Carl Jung

• Carl Jung is considered a godparent of Alcoholics Anonymous. His advice to an alcoholic patient was passed on to another alcoholic, who brought it to Bill W., later AA's co-founder.^[1]
• At 12, Jung began fainting whenever he walked to school or started homework, and stayed home for six months. He later said that was when he learned what a neurosis is.^[1]
• Jung recalled that his first meeting with Sigmund Freud, in Vienna in 1907, was a conversation that went on for 13 hours.^[1][3][4]
• Freud once called Jung his adopted eldest son, crown prince, and successor. By 1913 their friendship had ended in a final break.^[1][3][4]
• Jung wrote his doctoral thesis on spiritualism, focusing on séances held by a young medium who was his own cousin.^[1]
• Liverpool has a statue of Jung on Mathew Street, though he never visited the city. He only dreamed he did, and wrote that Liverpool is the pool of life.^[1]
• Carl Jung was alive at the same time as Naruhito — their lives overlapped for 1 year (1960–1961).^[1][2][5][6]
• Carl Jung shares a birthday with George Bernard Shaw: both were born on July 26.^[1][2][7][8]

Carl Gustav Jung was a Swiss psychiatrist, psychotherapist, and psychologist who founded the school of analytical psychology. He was a prolific author of over twenty books, illustrator, and correspondent, and academic, best known for his concept of archetypes. Widely considered one of the most influential psychologists of the early 20th century, and of all time, Jung's work has fostered not only scholarship, but also popular interest. His work has been influential in the fields of psychiatry, anthropology, archaeology, literature, philosophy, psychology, and religious studies.^[1]

Contemporaries

Winston Churchill

86 yr overlap

Albert Schweitzer

86 yr overlap

Bertrand Russell

86 yr overlap

Frank Lloyd Wright

84 yr overlap

Lise Meitner

83 yr overlap

Helen Keller

81 yr overlap

Pablo Picasso

80 yr overlap

Thomas Mann

80 yr overlap

Igor Stravinsky

79 yr overlap

Henri Matisse

79 yr overlap

Coco Chanel

78 yr overlap

Eleanor Roosevelt

77 yr overlap

Their World

Questions About Carl Jung

When was Carl Jung born?

Carl Jung was born on July 26, 1875, and died on June 6, 1961.

How old was Carl Jung at death?

Carl Jung was born on July 26, 1875, and died on June 6, 1961, at age 85.

What was Carl Jung known for?

Carl Jung was known for: Analytical psychology, archetypes. Carl Gustav Jung was a Swiss psychiatrist, psychotherapist, and psychologist who founded the school of analytical psychology. He was a prolific author of over twenty books, illustrator, and correspondent, and academic, best known for his concept of archetypes. Widely considered one of the most influential psychologists of the early 20th century, and of all time, Jung's work has fostered not only scholarship, but also popular interest. His work has been influential in the fields of psychiatry, anthropology, archaeology, literature, philosophy, psychology, and religious studies.

Who was alive at the same time as Carl Jung?

Carl Jung's closest contemporary was Winston Churchill. Their lives overlapped for 86 years.