PSYCHOLOGIST
Wilhelm Reich
1897 - 1957
Wilhelm Reich
Wilhelm Reich ( RYKHE; German: [ˈvɪlhɛlm ˈʁaɪç]; 24 March 1897 – 3 November 1957) was an Austrian doctor of medicine and a psychoanalyst, a member of the second generation of analysts after Sigmund Freud. The author of several influential books, The Impulsive Character (1925), The Function of the Orgasm (1927), Character Analysis (1933), and The Mass Psychology of Fascism (1933), he became one of the most radical figures in the history of psychiatry. Reich's work on character contributed to the development of Anna Freud's The Ego and the Mechanisms of Defence (1936), and his idea of muscular armour—the expression of the personality in the way the body moves—shaped innovations such as body psychotherapy, Gestalt therapy, bioenergetic analysis and primal therapy. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Wilhelm Reich has received more than 3,060,340 page views. His biography is available in 55 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 54 in 2019). Wilhelm Reich is the 21st most popular psychologist (up from 24th in 2019), the 33rd most popular biography from Ukraine (down from 28th in 2019) and the most popular Ukrainian Psychologist.
Wilhelm Reich was a psychoanalyst and psychiatrist who is most famous for his work in the field of sexology. He is best known for his invention of the orgone energy accumulator, which he claimed could cure cancer and other illnesses.
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Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
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Among PSYCHOLOGISTS
Among psychologists, Wilhelm Reich ranks 21 out of 235. Before him are Gustave Le Bon, Albert Bandura, John B. Watson, Kurt Lewin, Daniel Kahneman, and Irvin D. Yalom. After him are Edward Thorndike, B. F. Skinner, Anna Freud, Melanie Klein, Gustav Fechner, and Karen Horney.
Most Popular Psychologists in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsGustave Le Bon
1841 - 1931
HPI: 73.06
Rank: 15
Albert Bandura
1925 - 2021
HPI: 71.72
Rank: 16
John B. Watson
1878 - 1958
HPI: 71.63
Rank: 17
Kurt Lewin
1890 - 1947
HPI: 71.12
Rank: 18
Daniel Kahneman
1934 - 2024
HPI: 70.45
Rank: 19
Irvin D. Yalom
1931 - Present
HPI: 70.30
Rank: 20
Wilhelm Reich
1897 - 1957
HPI: 70.26
Rank: 21
Edward Thorndike
1874 - 1949
HPI: 70.09
Rank: 22
B. F. Skinner
1904 - 1990
HPI: 69.74
Rank: 23
Anna Freud
1895 - 1982
HPI: 69.64
Rank: 24
Melanie Klein
1882 - 1960
HPI: 69.59
Rank: 25
Gustav Fechner
1801 - 1887
HPI: 69.17
Rank: 26
Karen Horney
1885 - 1952
HPI: 68.92
Rank: 27
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1897, Wilhelm Reich ranks 11. Before him are Amelia Earhart, Anthony Eden, Subhas Chandra Bose, Ludwig Erhard, Ivan Konev, and Paavo Nurmi. After him are Lucky Luciano, Georges Bataille, Grand Duchess Tatiana Nikolaevna of Russia, Louis Aragon, Norbert Elias, and Ferenc Szálasi. Among people deceased in 1957, Wilhelm Reich ranks 11. Before him are Miklós Horthy, Diego Rivera, Christian Dior, Nikos Kazantzakis, Humphrey Bogart, and Johannes Stark. After him are Arturo Toscanini, Oliver Hardy, Henry van de Velde, Constantin Brâncuși, Gichin Funakoshi, and Gerty Cori.
Others Born in 1897
Go to all RankingsAmelia Earhart
PILOT
1897 - 1937
HPI: 72.69
Rank: 5
Anthony Eden
POLITICIAN
1897 - 1977
HPI: 71.77
Rank: 6
Subhas Chandra Bose
POLITICIAN
1897 - 1945
HPI: 71.45
Rank: 7
Ludwig Erhard
BUSINESSPERSON
1897 - 1977
HPI: 71.06
Rank: 8
Ivan Konev
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1897 - 1973
HPI: 70.81
Rank: 9
Paavo Nurmi
ATHLETE
1897 - 1973
HPI: 70.55
Rank: 10
Wilhelm Reich
PSYCHOLOGIST
1897 - 1957
HPI: 70.26
Rank: 11
Lucky Luciano
MAFIOSO
1897 - 1962
HPI: 69.67
Rank: 12
Georges Bataille
WRITER
1897 - 1962
HPI: 68.73
Rank: 13
Grand Duchess Tatiana Nikolaevna of Russia
POLITICIAN
1897 - 1918
HPI: 68.33
Rank: 14
Louis Aragon
WRITER
1897 - 1982
HPI: 67.84
Rank: 15
Norbert Elias
SOCIOLOGIST
1897 - 1990
HPI: 67.77
Rank: 16
Ferenc Szálasi
POLITICIAN
1897 - 1946
HPI: 67.51
Rank: 17
Others Deceased in 1957
Go to all RankingsMiklós Horthy
POLITICIAN
1868 - 1957
HPI: 74.51
Rank: 5
Diego Rivera
PAINTER
1886 - 1957
HPI: 73.01
Rank: 6
Christian Dior
FASHION DESIGNER
1905 - 1957
HPI: 72.91
Rank: 7
Nikos Kazantzakis
WRITER
1883 - 1957
HPI: 71.51
Rank: 8
Humphrey Bogart
ACTOR
1899 - 1957
HPI: 71.08
Rank: 9
Johannes Stark
PHYSICIST
1874 - 1957
HPI: 70.78
Rank: 10
Wilhelm Reich
PSYCHOLOGIST
1897 - 1957
HPI: 70.26
Rank: 11
Arturo Toscanini
CONDUCTOR
1867 - 1957
HPI: 69.87
Rank: 12
Oliver Hardy
ACTOR
1892 - 1957
HPI: 69.55
Rank: 13
Henry van de Velde
ARCHITECT
1863 - 1957
HPI: 69.39
Rank: 14
Constantin Brâncuși
SCULPTOR
1876 - 1957
HPI: 69.36
Rank: 15
Gichin Funakoshi
MARTIAL ARTS
1868 - 1957
HPI: 69.12
Rank: 16
Gerty Cori
CHEMIST
1896 - 1957
HPI: 68.34
Rank: 17
In Ukraine
Among people born in Ukraine, Wilhelm Reich ranks 33 out of 1,365. Before him are Ludwig von Mises (1881), Kliment Voroshilov (1881), Lyudmila Pavlichenko (1916), Vaslav Nijinsky (1889), Edgar de Wahl (1867), and Sergei Korolev (1906). After him are Ivan Mazepa (1639), Moshe Sharett (1894), Grigory Zinoviev (1883), Leopold von Sacher-Masoch (1836), Leonid Kravchuk (1934), and Volodymyr Zelensky (1978).
Others born in Ukraine
Go to all RankingsLudwig von Mises
ECONOMIST
1881 - 1973
HPI: 70.71
Rank: 27
Kliment Voroshilov
POLITICIAN
1881 - 1969
HPI: 70.59
Rank: 28
Lyudmila Pavlichenko
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1916 - 1974
HPI: 70.49
Rank: 29
Vaslav Nijinsky
DANCER
1889 - 1950
HPI: 70.40
Rank: 30
Edgar de Wahl
LINGUIST
1867 - 1948
HPI: 70.35
Rank: 31
Sergei Korolev
ENGINEER
1906 - 1966
HPI: 70.27
Rank: 32
Wilhelm Reich
PSYCHOLOGIST
1897 - 1957
HPI: 70.26
Rank: 33
Ivan Mazepa
POLITICIAN
1639 - 1709
HPI: 70.24
Rank: 34
Moshe Sharett
POLITICIAN
1894 - 1965
HPI: 70.23
Rank: 35
Grigory Zinoviev
POLITICIAN
1883 - 1936
HPI: 70.05
Rank: 36
Leopold von Sacher-Masoch
WRITER
1836 - 1895
HPI: 69.82
Rank: 37
Leonid Kravchuk
POLITICIAN
1934 - 2022
HPI: 69.80
Rank: 38
Volodymyr Zelensky
POLITICIAN
1978 - Present
HPI: 69.53
Rank: 39
Among PSYCHOLOGISTS In Ukraine
Among psychologists born in Ukraine, Wilhelm Reich ranks 1. After him are Giacomo Rizzolatti (1937), and Anatol Rapoport (1911).
Wilhelm Reich
1897 - 1957
HPI: 70.26
Rank: 1
Giacomo Rizzolatti
1937 - Present
HPI: 52.80
Rank: 2
Anatol Rapoport
1911 - 2007
HPI: 48.01
Rank: 3