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Charles Baudouin
1893–1963
A French-born psychoanalyst and writer, he tried to build bridges between Freud, Jung, and Adler while also writing about suggestion, inner life, and the search for peace. His work moves between psychology, philosophy, and moral reflection in a way that still feels thoughtful and humane.
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by Charles Baudouin
About the author
Born in Nancy on July 26, 1893, Charles Baudouin became a French psychoanalyst, writer, and pacifist whose career was closely tied to Geneva. He studied literature and philosophy, taught in Geneva, and developed a body of work that brought psychological theory into conversation with education, ethics, and everyday life.
He is best known for trying to connect several major currents of early psychology rather than staying inside a single school. His writings drew on Sigmund Freud, Carl Jung, and Alfred Adler, and he also became widely associated with ideas about suggestion and autosuggestion. That mix gave his books a distinctive tone: serious about the unconscious, but also interested in character, self-development, and the practical struggles of ordinary people.
Baudouin was also engaged in public and moral questions, especially pacifism, and his friendships included important literary figures such as Romain Rolland. He died on August 25, 1963, near Geneva. For readers today, his work offers an appealing blend of psychological insight and reflective humanism.