Bettelheim, Bruno#
b. Vienna, Aug. 25, 1903, d. Silver Spring (USA), March 13, 1990 (suicide), child psychologist, studied under S. Freud. 1938 deported and placed in Dachau and Buchenwald concentration camps, 1939 escaped to the USA, 1944-1973 professor of child psychology at the University of Chicago. Supported the rearing of children without the use of punishment and violence, developed methods for the treatment of autistic children.
Works#
Love Is Not Enough, 1950 (Liebe allein genuegt nicht, 1950), The Uses of Enchantment, 1976 (Kinder brauchen Maerchen, 1977); Kinder brauchen Buecher, 1982; Leben fuer Kinder, 1987.Literature#
J. Mehlhausen, Leben lernen. Gedenken an B. B., 1991; O. Bernd, B. B. Milieutherapie, 1993; N. Sutton, B. B., 1996; F.-J. Krumenacker, B. B., 1998.