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Ernst Kretschmer

Ernst Kretschmer, German psychiatrist and author (died 1964)

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Born
October 8, 1888
Died
February 8, 1964
Zodiac sign
Libra
Birth year
1888

About Ernst Kretschmer

Ernst Kretschmer was a German psychiatrist who researched the human constitution and established a typology. Kretschmer was a founding member of the International General Medical Society for Psychotherapy (AÄGP) which was founded on 12 January 1927. Kretschmer was the first to describe the persistent vegetative state which has also been called Kretschmer's syndrome.

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The world when Ernst Kretschmer was born

Ernst Kretschmer was born in 1888. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Headlines and milestones

  • Top headlineGreat Blizzard of 1888 paralyzes US East Coast
  • Technology milestoneKodak box camera — "You press the button, we do the rest"
  • Defining fadKodak camera craze
  • World population~1.48B

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderGrover Cleveland
  • U.S. population57.6M

1888 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Ernst Kretschmer's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure18882026
Population57.6M341 million

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