Géza Róheim, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Géza Róheim

Hungarian born American psychoanalyst & anthropologist

Date of Birth: 12-Sep-1891

Place of Birth: Budapest, Hungary

Date of Death: 07-Jun-1953

Profession: psychoanalyst, anthropologist

Nationality: Hungary

Zodiac Sign: Virgo

Géza Róheim (Hungarian: Róheim Géza; September 12, 1891 – June 7, 1953) was a Hungarian psychoanalyst and anthropologist. Considered by some as the most important anthropologist-psychoanalyst, he is often credited with founding the field of psychoanalytic anthropology; was the first psychoanalytically trained anthropologist to do field research; and later developed a general cultural theory.