What was the life of Freud, hailed as the father of psychoanalysis? Although he displayed remarkable talent from a young age, he was plagued by illness in his later years

Sigmund Freud (German: Sigmund Freud; 6 May 1856 – 23 September 1939) was an Austrian psychologist, psychoanalyst and philosopher. As the founder of psychoanalysis and one of the most influential thinkers of the twentieth century, he is revered by posterity as the ‘Father of Psychoanalysis’. Today, we shall discuss his life and his theories.