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Nossrat Peseschkian

1933-06-18 – 2010-04-27

Portrait of Nossrat Peseschkian
Portrait photo of Nossrat PeseschkianCredit: Manije Peseschkian

Life & Legacy

Nossrat Peseschkian (Persian: نصرت پزشکیان; 18 June 1933 – 27 April 2010) was an Iranian-born German specialist in neurology, psychiatry, psychotherapy and psychosomatic medicine. Peseschkian founded positive psychotherapy in 1968 based on a cross-cultural approach; he was also the founder of the Wiesbaden Academy of Psychotherapy (WIAP), a German state-licensed postgraduate institute of psychotherapy.

Occupation & Career

writer, psychiatrist, psychotherapist, physician, neurologist, university teacher

Faith & Community

Baháʼí Faith

Accomplishments, Inventions & Publications

Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany; Ernst von Bergmann Plaque

Legacy Highlights

Honors & Awards

Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany · Ernst von Bergmann Plaque

Church

Baháʼí Faith

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Sources & Provenance

  1. Wikidata population candidate Q71387 — wikidata View source

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