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Karl Abraham

Karl Abraham, German psychoanalyst and author (died 1925)

Born
May 3, 1877
Died
December 25, 1925
Zodiac sign
Taurus
Birth year
1877

About Karl Abraham

Karl Abraham was an influential German psychoanalyst, and a collaborator of Sigmund Freud, who called him his 'best pupil'. In 1907 Abraham had his first contact with Sigmund Freud, with whom he developed a lifetime relationship. Returning to Germany, he founded the Berliner Society of Psychoanalysis in 1910.

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Karl Abraham timeline

  1. In 1907 Abraham had his first contact with Sigmund Freud, with whom he developed a lifetime relationship.
  2. Returning to Germany, he founded the Berliner Society of Psychoanalysis in 1910.

The world when Karl Abraham was born

Karl Abraham was born in 1877. 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 headlineReconstruction ends — federal troops leave the South
  • Technology milestoneThomas Edison invents the phonograph
  • Notable inventionPhonograph — talking machine
  • World population~1.57B

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderRutherford B. Hayes
  • U.S. population44.2M

1877 versus 2026

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

Measure18772026
Population44.2M341 million

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