Sigmund Freud (1856-1939) was a neurologist and influential Austrian psychologist. He is considered the father of psychoanalysis and remains a strong influence in contemporary social psychology.
Born Sigismund Schlomo Freud on May 6, 1856, in Freiberg, Moravia, then part of the Austrian Empire, he was the son of Jacob Freud, a small merchant, and Amalie Nathanson, of Jewish origin. He was the firstborn of seven siblings.