The Unheard Cry for Meaning: Psychotherapy and Humanism

Author Bio: Viktor E. Frankl

Viktor E. Frankl (1905–1997) was a professor of neurology and psychology at the University of Vienna Medical School and Distinguished Professor of Logotherapy at the US International University. He is the founder of the “Third Viennese School of Psychotherapy,” commonly known as logotherapy. During World War II, Frankl spent three years in multiple concentration camps, including Auschwitz and Dachau. Since that time, he has published numerous books and has been a visiting professor at Harvard, Duquesne, and Southern Methodist universities. He has received a number of honorary doctorate degrees from many colleges and universities, including Loyola University in Chicago, Mount Mary College, and Edgecliff College. He has been a guest lecturer at universities worldwide and served as the president of the Austrian Medical Society of Psychotherapy.