Paul Watzlawick, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Paul Watzlawick

Austrian-American psychologist and philosopher

Date of Birth: 25-Jul-1921

Place of Birth: Villach, Carinthia, Austria

Date of Death: 31-Mar-2007

Profession: psychologist, university teacher, psychotherapist, sociologist, philosopher, non-fiction writer, communication scholar

Nationality: United States, Austria

Zodiac Sign: Leo

Paul Watzlawick (July 25, 1921 – March 31, 2007) was an Austrian-American family therapist, psychologist, communication theorist, and philosopher.
A theoretician in communication theory and radical constructivism, he commented in the fields of family therapy and general psychotherapy.
Watzlawick believed that people create their own suffering in the very act of trying to fix their emotional problems.
He was one of the most influential figures at the Mental Research Institute and lived and worked in Palo Alto, California.