Ernst Anton Jentsch (1867-1919) was a German

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. He authored works on psychology and pathology and is best known for his essay ''On the Psychology of the Uncanny'' (1906). However, he also authored texts on mood and the

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. He is remembered for his influence on psychoanalyst

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who mentions the work of Jentsch in his essay "The Uncanny". Jentsch's work was also a great influence on the theory of the

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. He died in 1919.

Works

* ''Musik und Nerven'' (2 volumes), 1904-1911 * ''Zur Psychologie des Unheimlichen'', 1906 * ''Die Laune'', 1912 * ''Das pathologische bei Otto Ludwig'', 1913

Translations

* Studies of psychology of sex, by

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** translated as Die krankhaften Geschlechtsempfindungen auf dissoziativer Grundlage, 1907 * Studien über Genie und Entartung, 1910, Original by Cesare Lombroso

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Jentsch, Ernst German psychiatrists 1867 births 1919 deaths