Amalia Freud

Amalia Freud son Nathan (* August 18, 1835, † September 12, 1930 ) was the mother of Sigmund Freud and the third wife of Jacob Freud.

Life

She was born Amalia son Nathan in Brody, Galicia, then Austria - Hungary, now Ukraine, the daughter of the merchant Jacob Nathanson and Sara Nathanson, born Wilenz, the fourth of six children and grew some years in Odessa. Later the family moved with her and her two younger siblings to Vienna.

Amalia son Nathan married Jacob Freud in 1855.

Amalia Freud is described as a little pious Jew, because they did not keep the Jewish holidays, but Christmas and New Year with the family celebrated. Amalia Freud is also portrayed as a good-looking, " authoritarian person ". In addition, she is described as lively, emotional and impatient.

Children

Amalia Freud was 21 years old when she gave birth ( called Sigismund ) Sigmund Freud to the world. She gave birth to seven more children ( Julius, Anna, Rosa, Marie, Adolfine, Paula and Alexander ), they brought in the following order to the world:

Julius was born in April 1857. He died in December 1857.
Anna was born on December 31, 1858 at the world. She died on 11 March 1955.
Regine Debora (pink), which first saw the light of day on March 21, 1860, was deported to Treblinka on 23 September 1942.
Maria ( Mitzi ), which came on March 22, 1861 the world was deported to Treblinka, also on 23 September 1942.
Born on July 23, 1862 Esther Adolfine ( Dolfi ) died on 5 February 1943 in Theresienstadt.
The on May 3, 1864 has come down to the world Regine Pauline ( Pauli ) was deported to Treblinka, also on 23 September 1942.
Alexander Gotthold Ephraim saw the light of day on April 19, 1866 and died April 23, 1943.

Relationship with Sigmund Freud

Sigmund Freud introduced his professional success to their unconditional love back by remarking: ". , If one has been the undisputed favorite of the mother, so you keep for life that confidence of success, which really attracts often the success in that " His wife image is decided by it was coined, for he said: ". especially the man looking after the mental image of his mother, as it dominated him since the early days of his childhood "

Due to their enthusiasm she inspired her son Sigmund. Sigmund Freud visited his mother regularly every Sunday morning and met with the other members of the family. He felt burdened by the family reunion, which caused stomach pain and discomfort with him.

He felt obliged to fight against his palate cancer disease and not to abandon her. After her death he was relieved: "I could not die so long as she was alive, and now I may. "

Death

Amalia Nathanson Freud died at the age of 95 years from the effects of a leg complaint, gangrene.

Afterlife

It is embodied in the British television series Freud in 1984 by actress Eliza Hunt. In the Austrian biographical TV movie The Young Freud is played by Brigitte Swoboda.