Adler

(adlər; for 1, Ger ädlər)

  1. Adler, Alfred 1870-1937; Austrian psychiatrist & psychologist
  2. Adler, Felix 1851-1933; U.S. educator & social reformer: founder of the Ethical Cultural Movement
  3. Adler, Larry (born Lawrence Cecil Adler) 1914-2001; U.S. harmonica virtuoso

See Adler in American Heritage Dictionary 4

Austrian psychiatrist who rejected Sigmund Freud's emphasis on sexuality and theorized that neurotic behavior is an overcompensation for feelings of inferiority.

American religious leader and educator who was president of the Jewish Theological Seminary of America (1924-1940) and edited scholarly works concerning Judaism.

German-born American educator and reformer who founded the Society for Ethical Culture (1876), an organization dedicated to the teaching of ethical ideals.

, Mortimer Jerome 1902-2001.

American educator and philosopher whose numerous published works include How to Read a Book (1940) and The Conditions of Philosophy (1965).

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