Gerhard Adler (14 April 1904 – 23 December 1988) was a major figure in the world of

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, known for his translation into

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from the original

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and editorial work on the '' Collected Works'' of Carl Gustav Jung. He also edited ''C.G. Jung Letters'', with Aniela Jaffe. With his wife Hella, he was a founding member of the

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in London, of which C.G. Jung was first President. Despite their years-long collaboration on translating and editing, Adler's allegiance to Jung and the " Zurich school" caused irreconcilable differences with Michael Fordham, and led to his leaving the Society of Analytical Psychology and founding the Association of Jungian Analysts.

Biography

Adler was born in

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of German-Jewish descent. He earned his PhD at the

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in 1927. In 1932 he went to Zurich to study and train under Jung at the

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psychiatric hospital. The two men maintained a close association until Jung's death in 1961. Fleeing

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persecution, he established a psychoanalytic practice in London in 1936. He wrote and lectured internationally in German and English, and authored ''Studies in Analytical Psychology'' (1948), ''The Living Symbol'' (1961), and ''Dynamics of the Self'' (1979), all of which have become important books in their field. He was one of the eight co-founders of the

in 1945, and was a founder of the Association of Jungian Analysts in 1977. Adler was a founding member of the International Association for Analytical Psychology, and served as its president for two consecutive terms (1971-1977). His wife Hella, also a Jungian analyst, was his partner in many endeavours, while she was always independent and forthright in her views.

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* Gerhard and Hella Adler Papers. General Collection, Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Yale University. {{DEFAULTSORT:Adler, Gerhard 1904 births 1988 deaths People from Berlin People of German-Jewish descent Jungian psychologists German psychologists 20th-century British translators 20th-century psychologists German emigrants to the United Kingdom