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Karl Kleist and his refusal of an appointment at Leipzig in 1923

University of Leipzig, steinbh{at}medizin.uni-leipzig.de

Further to the study by Neumärker and Bartsch (2003) of Karl Kleist (1879-1960), this short contribution based on archive material, cited for the first time, looks into Kleist’s motives for refusing an appointment as Professor of Psychiatry and Neurology at Leipzig University. This study comes to the conclusion that Kleist thought seriously of moving to Leipzig. However, the Saxony Ministry of People’s Education refused to make a definite financial commitment to the reconstruction and building work that Kleist considered essential. On the other hand, the authorities in Frankfurt am Main, where Kleist had been appointed 3 years earlier, evidently agreed to the funding he required if he was to remain there. This finally prompted him to turn down the Leipzig offer.

Key Words: biography • chair of psychiatry • history • institutions • Karl Kleist • Leipzig University • neuropsychiatry

History of Psychiatry, Vol. 16, No. 3, 333-343 (2005)
DOI: 10.1177/0957154X05051629


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