Gerhard Adler

Gerhard Adler (1904 – 22 December 1988) was a major figure in the world of Analytical psychology, best known for his editorial work on The Collected Works of C. G. Jung, a translation into English of the works of Carl Gustav Jung.

Biography

Gerhard was born in Berlin and of German-Jewish descent.^[1] He earned his PhD at the University of Freiburg in 1927. In 1932 he went to Zurich to study and train under Jung at the Burghölzli psychiatric hospital. The two men maintained a close association until Jung's death in 1961.^[2]

Fleeing German persecution, he established a psychoanalytic practice in London in 1936. He wrote and lectured internationally in German and English, and authored Studies in Analytical Psychology (1948), The Living Symbol (1961), and Dynamics of the Self (1979), all of which have become important books in their field. He co-founded the Society of Analytical Psychology in 1942, and was a founder of the Association of Jungian Analysts in 1977.^[2]

Adler was a founding member of the International Association for Analytical Psychology, and served as president for two consecutive terms (1971-1977). His wife Hella, also a Jungian analyst, was his partner in many endeavors, though she was always independent and forthright in her views.^[3]

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