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The purpose of this cache is to show you the statue of Sigmund Freud.
Sigmund Freud, the founder of psychoanalysis, was born in 1856 in the Moravian town of Freiberg to a family of Jewish wool merchants. The family moved to Vienna in 1860 where Freud spent most of his life. It was Vienna where he completed his studies, set up his clinical practice and developed psychoanalysis. He lived and worked there until 1938 when the Nazi annexation of Austria forced him to flee. He escaped from Vienna and came to London via Paris with the aid of Princess Marie Bonaparte and, after a short stay on Elsworthy Road, moved to 20 Maresfield Gardens which is just a short walk from the statue. Freud was suffering from cancer but continued to see patients and work on his books until the terminal stages of his illness. He died in his new home in 1939. His daughter, Anna Freud who was a pioneering child analyst, continued to stay there. According to her wishes, the house was transformed after her death to a museum dedicated to her father's memory. The Freud Museum was opened in 1986.
The statue was commissioned in the 60s and was unveiled in 1970. It was created by Oscar Nemon. Originally it could be found behind the Swiss Cottage Library. The Freud Museum arranged for the statue to be moved to its present location in 1998.
Sources & further reading:
Wikipedia: Freud Museum. URL: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Freud_Museum [Accessed on 12/02/2019].
Wikipedia: Sigmund Freud. URL: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sigmund_Freud [Accessed on 12/02/2019].
Wikipedia: Statue of Sigmund Freud, Hampstead. URL: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Statue_of_Sigmund_Freud,_Hampstead [Accessed on 12/02/2019].