Ansbacher, Heinz Ludwig, 1904-2006

Rowena Ripin Ansbacher was born in New York City on December 6, 1906. She graduated from Columbia's Barnard College in 1927. During her senior year, she attended a lecture by Alfred Adler. Adler persuaded her to enroll at the University of Vienna, where she earned the PhD under Karl and Charlotte Bukler in 1929. In 1933, Adler introduced her to Heinz. They married in 1934.

Heinz Ludwig Ansbacher was born in Frankfurt, Germany on October 21, 1904. After graduating from a gymnasium, the German equivalent of U.S. college preparatory schools, he worked as a dishwasher aboard a steamship. He came to the U.S. in 1924. He took a job on Wall Street but was unsuccessful. In 1932, he attended a series of lectures at Columbia by Adler, who became Ansbacher's psychotherapist. Ansbacher also attended seminars at Adler's home. Adler persuaded Ansbacher to pursue graduate study in psychology. Ansbacher was accepted into Columbia, even though he did not possess a bachelor's degree. In 1937, he completed the PhD under Robert S. Woodward.

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