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Hermann Rorschach

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Also known as El hermano roschach

Swiss Freudian psychiatrist and psychoanalyst (1885–1922)

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Hermann Rorschach (1884–1922) was a Swiss psychiatrist, psychoanalyst, and ethnologist. Born in Zurich, he resided in Schaffhausen and held citizenship in Switzerland. He was educated at the University of Zurich and the University of Bern, where his doctoral advisor was Eugen Bleuler. Rorschach’s fields of work included psychiatry, psychoanalysis, and psychodiagnostics. He was influenced by Eugen Bleuler and Sigmund Freud.

His notable works include *Psychodiagnostic*, *Psychodiagnostik*, *Methodik und Ergebnisse eines wahrnehmungsdiagnostischen Experiments*, *Gesammelte Aufsätze*, and *Psychodiagnostics*. He spoke Swiss High German. Rorschach died of peritonitis from natural causes in Herisau.

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Born
( 1884-11-08 ) 8 November 1884, Zürich , Switzerland
Died
2 April 1922 (1922-04-02) (aged 37), Herisau , Appenzell Ausserrhoden , Switzerland
Known for
Rorschach test
Spouse
Olga Stempelin ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1913)
Fields
Psychiatry , psychometrics

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Given name
Hermann
Gender
male
Citizenship
Switzerland
Place of birth
Zurich
Place of death
Herisau
Occupation
psychoanalyst
Languages spoken
Swiss High German
Doctoral advisor
Eugen Bleuler
Field of work
psychodiagnostics
Image
Hermann Rorschach c.1910.JPG
Residence
Schaffhausen
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Hermann Rorschach
date of death
1922-04-02
date of birth
1884-11-08
manner of death
natural causes
cause of death
peritonitis
name in native language
Hermann Rorschach
influenced by
Sigmund Freud
different from
Rorschach
municipal affiliation of a Swiss national
Arbon
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Encyclopedic overview

Hermann Rorschach ( Swiss Standard German: [ˈhɛrman ˈroːrʃaχ]; 8 November 1884 – 2 April 1922) was a Swiss psychiatrist and psychoanalyst. His education in art helped to spur the development of a set of inkblots that were used experimentally to measure various unconscious parts of the subject's personality. His method has come to be referred to as the Rorschach test, iterations of which have continued to be used over the years to help identify personality, psychotic, and neurological disorders. Rorschach continued to refine the test until his premature death at age 37.

Early life

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