Eugen Bleuler's motivation for his work with schizophrenic patients and for describing their psychoses in a manual (By Manfred Bleuler) Bleuler's aim in becoming a doctor and his interest in schizophrenia are deeply rooted in his origins. He was born on 30 April 1857 (his father lived from 1823â€"1889, his mother from 1829â€"1898). All his ancestors were from Zollikon, which was, up to the end of the last century, a rural village an hour's walk from the city ofZürich. The population of Zollikon lost some ofits ancient rights during the 18th century and had been increasingly subjected to the govern ment of the city of Zurich. Up to 1830, an academic career was unusual and difficult for the rural popula tion; it remained difficult during Bleuler's youth. It is astonishing, however, that in spite of the difficult access to academic education, the intellectual interest and the enthusiasm for the ideals of enlightenment grew even greater among the rural population. It became increasingly important for the rural people to give an academic education to their young men. The hope grew: if our sons are academically trained they will be able to perform their duties as clergymen, judges, and particularly as doctors as well, or even better, than the old aristocrats of the city. Under these circumstances, Eugen Bleuler decided to become a doctor, and he understood medicine as part ofnatural sciences. The first directors of the psychiatric University ClinicBurghà ¶lzhinZflrich(opened 1870) were highly qualified and internationally-known professors who became famous on account oftheir research in neuro pathology and in neurophysiology. As Zurich at this

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