Gustav Eckstein (psychologist)

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Gustav Eckstein
Born1890
Died1981

Gustav Eckstein was an American medical doctor, writer, scientist, teacher and philosopher.

Biography[]

Eckstein was born on 26 October 1890 in Cincinnati, Ohio, USA.[1] Some of his books included

  • In Peace Japan Breeds War (1927)
  • Noguchi (1931) - a biography on Hideyo Noguchi - Japanese-American microbiologist
  • Lives (1932)
  • Kettle (1933)
  • Everyday Miracle (1934)
  • Hokusai (1935)
  • Canary (1936)
  • Christmas Eve (1938)
  • Friends of Mine (containing Lives and Canary) (1942)
  • The Pet Shop (1944) and
  • The Body Has a Head (1969), a best-seller.

He died in 1981.[2]

In popular culture[]

The character of Prof. Metz in Kaufman and Hart's 1939 play The Man Who Came to Dinner is based on Eckstein, only with cockroaches in the place of canaries.[citation needed]

References[]

  1. ^ Annual Obituary, 1981, p. 601, Janet Podell
  2. ^ Cook, Joan (1981-09-25). "Gustav Eckstein, Psychologist". NYTimes.com. Retrieved 2014-04-12.
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