Freud
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Anna, 1895–1982, British psychoanalyst, born in Austria (daughter of Sigmund Freud).
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Lucian, 1932–2011, British painter, born in Germany; grandson of Sigmund Freud.
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Sigmund 1856–1939, Austrian neurologist: founder of psychoanalysis.
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Anna . 1895–1982, Austrian psychiatrist: daughter of Sigmund Freud and pioneer of child psychoanalysis
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Sir Clement . 1924–2009, British broadcaster, writer, politician, and chef; best known as a panellist on the radio game show Just a Minute ; grandson of Sigmund Freud
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Lucian . 1922–2011, British painter, esp of nudes and portraits; grandson of Sigmund Freud
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Sigmund (ˈziːkmʊnt). 1856–1939, Austrian psychiatrist; originator of psychoanalysis, based on free association of ideas and analysis of dreams. He stressed the importance of infantile sexuality in later development, evolving the concept of the Oedipus complex. His works include The Interpretation of Dreams (1900) and The Ego and the Id (1923)
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In an episode of “Conan O’Brien Must Go,” O’Brien, dressed as Freud in a wig, fake beard and suit, visits the Freud Museum in Austria.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 16, 2026
During the Second World War, Anna Freud and her colleagues documented that children separated from caregivers suffered deeper and more enduring trauma than those exposed to bombing itself.
From Slate • Jan. 29, 2026
This isn’t inaccurate: The customers at Vienna’s Café Central in 1913 included Trotsky and Freud, as well as the still-anonymous Hitler and Stalin.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 26, 2025
Portraits come in many incarnations—the rigorous realism of Holbein, the rococo elegance of Gainsborough, the harsh frankness of Lucian Freud, to name just a few.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 28, 2025
Freud by then was a fully adult male, but he still spent time with his family and often played gently with both of his small sisters.Young brothers or sisters can sometimes be very useful.
From "My Life with the Chimpanzees" by Jane Goodall
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