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Jacob L. Moreno
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Austrian-American psychiatrist
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Jacob L. Moreno, known in his native language as Iacob Levy Moreno, was a male psychiatrist and writer. He held citizenship in the United States and Austria. Moreno was educated at the University of Vienna and spoke English and German. He resided in New York and worked in New York City. His professional fields included psychotherapy, psychoanalysis, and sociology.
He was married to Zerka T. Moreno and had a student named Anne Ancelin Schützenberger. Moreno authored twelve works, including *Psychodrama*, *Sociometry*, *Experimental Method and the Science of Society*, *Autobiography of J. L. Moreno*, *Impromptu*, and *Preludes to My Autobiography*. He was born in Bucharest and died on May 14, 1974, in Beacon.
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Person · Open Library
- Works
- 12
Top works
- Psychodrama
- Sociometry, Experimental Method and the Science of Society
- Autobiography of J. L. Moreno
- Impromptu
- Preludes to My Autobiography
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Key facts
- Born
- Iacob Levy , May 18, 1889, Bucharest , Kingdom of Romania
- Died
- May 14, 1974 (1974-05-14) (aged 84), Beacon, New York , U.S.
- Alma mater
- University of Vienna
- Known for
- Sociometry , psychodrama
- Spouses
- Beatrice Beecher, Florence Bridge, Zerka T. Moreno
- Fields
- Psychiatry , psychology , psychotherapy , social psychology
- Institutions
- Teachers College, Columbia University , The New School
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Jacob
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Austria
- Place of birth
- Bucharest
- Place of death
- Beacon
- Spouse
- Zerka T. Moreno
- Occupation
- writer
- Educated at
- University of Vienna
- Employer
- New York City
- Languages spoken
- German
- Field of work
- sociology
- Image
- J L Moreno Pleven TB.jpg
- Residence
- New York
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- date of birth
- 1892-05-20
- date of death
- 1974-05-14
- Commons category
- Jacob L. Moreno
- student
- Anne Ancelin Schützenberger
- name in native language
- Iacob Levy Moreno
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Encyclopedic overview
Jacob Levy Moreno (born Iacob Levy; May 18, 1889 – May 14, 1974) was a Romanian-American psychiatrist, psychosociologist, and educator, the founder of psychodrama, and the foremost pioneer of group psychotherapy. During his lifetime, he was recognized as one of the leading social scientists.
Early life and education
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