Gustav Eckstein (psychologist)
Gustav Eckstein | |
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| Born | October 26, 1890 |
| Died | September 23, 1981 (aged 90) |
Gustav Eckstein was an American medical doctor, writer, scientist, teacher and philosopher.
Biography
[edit]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
[edit]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]
In the 1993 film Groundhog Day, Phil Connors, the character played by Bill Murray, is seen reading the book The Body Has a Head.
References
[edit]- ^ Annual Obituary, 1981, p. 601, Janet Podell
- ^ Cook, Joan (1981-09-25). "Gustav Eckstein, Psychologist". The New York Times. Retrieved 2014-04-12.
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