Greakelin biography
He was a music teacher and actor, friend of F. Reuters English. Until the March Revolution, Karl Creelin was an opera singer and an actor at the Royal Theater in Neushtrelitsa, but after taking part in it he was forced to leave and became a modest teacher [2]. However, a lively atmosphere reigned in the Grealin’s house, moreover, artisans and small officials began to gather from Father Creelin.
As a result, the Saturday society was organized by it. Sonnabend-Verein, which became the center of the cultural life of the city, whose purpose was “the path of awakening and initiative to encourage good. The true and good development and rise of spiritual and social life with the assistance of its members [2]. ” Emil's brother was K. Grealin English. In addition to him, Emil had another Otto's older brother and sister [2].
The rest of the children died early. Emil studied at the gymnasium Carolinum him. Under the influence of a friend of the doctor, his father’s friend, he decided to study medicine. He was engaged to her from the age of 15 [3]. In November, they had a daughter who died a few hours after birth. In total, 8 children were born from marriage, 4 daughters reached adulthood, the remaining four died in childhood.
One of the daughters, Antonina, married chemist Karl Friedrich Schmidt - [4]. As a student, he repeatedly visited the psychiatric clinic of the University of Würzburg. There, E. Creelin became interested in psychiatry and decided to specialize in this area [5]. In the end, he became an assistant by F. The first work of Emil Kreelin “On the influence of acute diseases on the origin of mental illness”.
This work was the beginning of the natural science of the Crealin direction in psychiatry [1]. It was made under the influence of his teacher - von Rineker, whom he later recalled with gratitude and respect. In Leipzig, V. Wundt had a particularly significant impact on him was widely known for his “physiological psychology”, trying to explore the “souls of man and animals” in accurate measuring ways [1].
In Emil, Grevolin graduated from his education and in [1] became an assistant to B. Oberbayerische Kreisirrenanstalt in Munich. This was the beginning of the psychiatric career of Emil Creelin. He studied at Gudden for 4 years. He paid attention to neuroanatomical work, but his interests were already concentrated more on psychology than neuroanatomy. Probably, during the work behind the microscope, he was disturbed by vision problems [7].
Bernhard Aloza von Gudden was unsatisfied with the theoretical psychiatry “I don’t know this,” he spoke of the accuracy of the diagnosis, and, especially, the forecast [1]. This pushed his student to develop an experimental psychological methodology to make a diagnosis and establish a forecast. In Munich, he met with O. Mele and F. at this time E. Creelin uses V. Wundt’s psychological methods to study the influence of alcohol, medicines and fatigue on a person [3].
Among other hobbies of the young scientist at that time was astronomy, namely, the Kant and Laplace-Rosha hypothesis [5]. Flexiga English. Less than 4 months later, he was fired. The official reason was the neglect of patients and poor sanitary conditions in the department [8]. It can be assumed that the true reason was the personal hostility between Flexig and Wundt, in the laboratory of which Emil Grevelin worked at the same time, spending more time there than in the clinic.
Then he began working in the Wilhelm Erba clinic. In the summer semester, he taught anatomy and physiology of the brain with paying special attention to psychology with demonstrations, pathology and the treatment of mental disorders. He also placed special emphasis on the legal aspects of psychopathology. Forensische psychiatrie and the psychology of crime to him. In the winter semester, Emil Creelin prepared lectures on experimental psychology, spoke in lectures on hallucinations and delirium, as well as about forensic psychiatry, with practical exercises for doctors and lawyers [9].