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Hans W. Maier
1882-07-26 – 1945-03-25
Life & Legacy
Hans Wolfgang Maier (26 July 1882 – 25 March 1945) was a German-Swiss psychiatrist and a worldwide known specialist of cocaine addiction (Kalant JO. Maier’s Cocaine Addiction (Der Kokainismus). Addiction Research Foundation, Toronto, 1987). His dissertatio,n under the direction of Eugen Bleuler, was on the topic of "moral idiocy". i.e. about the question whether there could be an inherited moral defect underlying criminality (Maier HW. Über moralische Idiotie. J. Psychol. Neurol. 13, 1908).
In 1912, he introduced the term catathymic crisis in his paper "Über katathyme Wahnbildung und Paranoia".
Occupation & Career
psychiatrist, university teacher, physician
Education
University of Zurich
Legacy Highlights
Employer
University of Zurich
Education & Institutions
University of Zurich
Sources & Provenance
- Wikidata population candidate Q1582919 — wikidata View source
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