Margarete Mitscherlich-Nielsen
Margarete Mitscherlich-Nielsen | |
|---|---|
| Born | 17 July 1917 |
| Died | 12 June 2012 (aged 94) |
| Alma mater | University of Tübingen |
| Spouse | Alexander Mitscherlich |
| Awards | 2001 Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Psychology |
Margarete Mitscherlich-Nielsen (née Nielsen; 17 July 1917 – 12 June 2012) or the "Grande Dame of German Psychoanalysis" as she was often referred to as, was a German psychoanalyst who focused mainly on the themes of feminism, female sexuality, and the national psychology of post-war Germany.