Eugen Bleuler

Eugen Bleuler (born April 30, 1857, Zollikon, Switzerland—died July 15, 1939, Zollikon) was one of the most influential psychiatrists of his time, best known today for his introduction of the term schizophrenia to describe the disorder previously known as dementia praecox and for his studies of schizophrenics. Bleuler studied medicine at the University of Bern and later was appointed professor of psychiatry at the University of Zürich and director of the Burghölzli Asylum in Zürich,...