Http://www.cyc-net.org/pro-Augustaichhorn.html, in the Biographical Outline
of August Aichhorn, line 2, states "the dreadfulness with which his last few
months were replete."
Question: What was the dreadfulness? Was it a disease that killed him?
Did he commit suicide? |
Request for Question Clarification by
techtor-ga
on
18 Feb 2004 10:07 PST
Hello Almabond,
I found one website stating the August Aichhorn passed away in his
sleep, though it quotes the same verse you stated above. I assume it
means he had some a troublesome issue to handle when he passed away. I
still haven't found any websites confirming this or giving any details
about the "dreadfulness".
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Clarification of Question by
almabond-ga
on
18 Feb 2004 17:57 PST
I don't know anymore about it than I wrote you, namely "in view of the
dreadfulness with which his last few months were replete." What did he
"fight a titanic and bitter struggle" against? Dying? an illness?
I hope you can help me with this, as I need it badly for a book I am writing.
Thanks for your efforts so far.
Alma H. Bond, Ph.D.
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Request for Question Clarification by
pafalafa-ga
on
18 Feb 2004 19:22 PST
Dr. Bond,
It seemed, for a while, that August Aichhorn, the man, had all but
disappeared from the annals of psychological literature, but I finally
came across a detailed (13-page) biography of him. However, it does
not offer great detail about his death:
"During a discussion at a children's home in Budapest in 1948,
Aichhorn was overcome by a sudden fainting spell: this was the onset
of the illness that ended in his death from a cerebral hemorrhage the
following year. Perhaps a sense of urgency drove him to start plans
in 1949 for a publication that would co-ordinate the findings of his
later days concerning deliquency; this was destined not to be
completed."
Would you like me to post a full reference to the document as an
answer to your question?
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