The C. G. Jung Institute, Zürich (

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: C. G. Jung-Institut Zürich) was founded in

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in 1948 by the psychiatrist

Carl Gustav Jung Carl Gustav Jung ( ; ; 26 July 1875 – 6 June 1961) was a Swiss psychiatrist, psychotherapist, and psychologist who founded the school of analytical psychology. A prolific author of over 20 books, illustrator, and correspondent, Jung was a ...

, the founder of

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(more commonly called Jungian psychology) (in 1979, it moved to its present location in Küsnacht, a few miles south of Zürich).

Marie-Louise von Franz Marie-Louise von Franz (4 January 1915 – 17 February 1998) was a Swiss Jungian psychologist and scholar, known for her psychological interpretations of fairy tales and of alchemical manuscripts. She worked and collaborated with Carl Jung from ...

and

Jolande Jacobi Jolande Jacobi (25 March 1890 – 1 April 1973) was a Swiss psychologist, best remembered for her work with Carl Jung, and for her writings on Jungian psychology. Life and career Born in Budapest, Hungary (then under Austria-Hungary) as Jolan ...

were also active in the foundation and early work of the institute. The institute was founded in 1948 to provide training and conduct research in analytical psychology and

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. Jung led the institute until 1961, the year of his death. The library of the institute holds around 15,000 books and periodicals related to

Jungian psychology Analytical psychology (, sometimes translated as analytic psychology; also Jungian analysis) is a term referring to the psychological practices of Carl Jung. It was designed to distinguish it from Freud's psychoanalytic theories as their s ...

. Several other organizations named the C.G. Jung Institute exist around the world, e.g. in

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and

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External links

Institute website
(in English and German) Carl Jung

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