Arnold Aaron Hutschnecker | |
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Born | May 13, 1898 |
Died | December 28, 2000 Sherman, Connecticut, U.S. | (aged 102)
Education | Humboldt University |
Medical career | |
Profession | Doctor |
Arnold Aaron Hutschnecker (13 May 1898 – 28 December 2000) was an Austrian-American medical doctor with a specialisation in psychiatry.
Hutschnecker was born and grew up in Austria. He served in the Austro-Hungarian Army during World War I. He then studied medicine at Humboldt University, Berlin, specialized in psychiatry.
Hutschnecker opened a medical practice in Berlin. He became a vocal critic of Adolf Hitler's National Socialist government[ citation needed]. He emigrated to the United States in 1938 and settled in New York City, where he obtained a licence to practice internal medicine [1] and psychiatry. [2]
Among his patients was Richard Nixon. [3] [4] He also advised Nixon on child care policy, presenting a plan promoting daycare for preschool children in lower economic neighborhoods. [5]
He also developed a reputation and wrote articles on the psychology of leadership, and advised Gerald Ford. [6] He published a number of books, of which The Will to Live became a bestseller.
Hutschnecker was in the news when he wrote that politicians should be required to take a psychiatric examination before running for office. [7] He also suggested that all children be given a test to determine the likelihood of criminal behavior. [8] [9]
Hutschnecker died 28 December 2000, in Sherman, Connecticut.
Arnold Aaron Hutschnecker | |
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Born | May 13, 1898 |
Died | December 28, 2000 Sherman, Connecticut, U.S. | (aged 102)
Education | Humboldt University |
Medical career | |
Profession | Doctor |
Arnold Aaron Hutschnecker (13 May 1898 – 28 December 2000) was an Austrian-American medical doctor with a specialisation in psychiatry.
Hutschnecker was born and grew up in Austria. He served in the Austro-Hungarian Army during World War I. He then studied medicine at Humboldt University, Berlin, specialized in psychiatry.
Hutschnecker opened a medical practice in Berlin. He became a vocal critic of Adolf Hitler's National Socialist government[ citation needed]. He emigrated to the United States in 1938 and settled in New York City, where he obtained a licence to practice internal medicine [1] and psychiatry. [2]
Among his patients was Richard Nixon. [3] [4] He also advised Nixon on child care policy, presenting a plan promoting daycare for preschool children in lower economic neighborhoods. [5]
He also developed a reputation and wrote articles on the psychology of leadership, and advised Gerald Ford. [6] He published a number of books, of which The Will to Live became a bestseller.
Hutschnecker was in the news when he wrote that politicians should be required to take a psychiatric examination before running for office. [7] He also suggested that all children be given a test to determine the likelihood of criminal behavior. [8] [9]
Hutschnecker died 28 December 2000, in Sherman, Connecticut.