Konrad Rieger (28 March 1855, in

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– 21 March 1939, in

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) was a German psychiatrist. He studied medicine at the universities of

and

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, receiving his doctorate in 1878. He worked as an assistant under Franz von Rinecker at the Juliusspital in Würzburg, and in 1882 obtained his

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for psychiatry. In 1887 he became an associate professor and head physician at the psychiatric ward of the Juliusspital. Through his initiative an independent psychiatric clinic at the University of Würzburg was constructed (1893). In 1895 he became a full professor at the university.Poethen - Schlüter; edited by Rudolf Vierhaus
Deutsche Biographische Enzyklopaedie His research largely dealt with subjects such as defects in intelligence,

hypnosis Hypnosis is a human condition involving focused attention (the selective attention/selective inattention hypothesis, SASI), reduced peripheral awareness, and an enhanced capacity to respond to suggestion.In 2015, the American Psychological ...

, hypnotic

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in animals, psychic epidemia and

aphasia Aphasia, also known as dysphasia, is an impairment in a person's ability to comprehend or formulate language because of dysfunction in specific brain regions. The major causes are stroke and head trauma; prevalence is hard to determine, but aph ...

Selected works

* ''Der Hypnotismus : psychiatrische Beiträge zur Kenntniss der sogenannten hypnotischen Zustände'', 1884 (with Hans Virchow) – Hypnotism: psychiatric contributions to the knowledge of the so-called hypnotic states. * ''Eine exacte Methode der Craniographie'', 1885 – An exact method of craniography. * ''Experimentelle Untersuchungen über die Willensthätigkeit'', 1885 (with Otto Tippel) – Experimental studies on volition. * ''Grundriss der medicinischen Elektricitätslehre für Aerzte und Studirende'', 1886 – Outline of medical-electrical science for physicians and students. * ''Beschreibung der Intelligenzstörungen in Folge einer Hirnverletzung nebst einem Entwurf zu einer allgemein anwendbaren Methode der Intelligenzprüfung'', 1888 – Description of intellectual impairment disorders due to a brain injury.HathiTrust Digital Library
(published works)

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Rieger, Konrad 1855 births 1939 deaths People from Calw University of Würzburg alumni Academic staff of the University of Würzburg German psychiatrists People from the German Empire