Rudolf Dreikurs
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Dreikurs, Rudolf (8 February 1897 - 25 May 1972)
An Austrian-born American psychiatrist and educator, Dreikurs became known as one who developed psychologist Alfred Adler's system of individual psychology, one that utilized a pragmatic approach for understanding why children misbehaved and how they could be taught to be cooperative without punishment or reward.
In 1952, Dreikurs, whose interests included psychiatry, marriage, and parenthood, was Vice President of the American Humanist Association. He also reviewed books for its journal, The Humanist:
In 1953, he was on the first Board of Directors of the International Humanist and Ethical Union (IHEU).
(Sophia de Vries, who practiced Adlerian psychology for 47 years, remembered Dreikurs as a respected physician, somewhat rigid, an excellent teacher who knew his theory.)
