Famous People with Name Frankl

Viktor Emil Frankl            Origin/Culture/Country: Australian

Viktor Emil Frankl: was an Austrian neurologist and psychiatrist as well as a Holocaust survivor. Frankl was the founder of logotherapy, which is a form of Existential Analysis, the "Third Viennese School" of psychotherapy. His book Man's Search for Meaning (first published under a different title in 1959: From Death-Camp to Existentialism. Originally published in 1946 as Ein Psycholog erlebt das Konzentrationslager) chronicles his experiences as a concentration camp inmate and describes his psychotherapeutic method of finding meaning in all forms of existence, even the most sordid ones, and thus a reason to continue living. He was one of the key figures in existential therapy.

Peter Frankl            Origin/Culture/Country: Hungaian

Peter Frankl: a Hungarian-born British pianist. He mainly performs music from the Classical period (particularly Mozart), the Romantic period and the early Modern period. He has appeared as soloist with world class orchestras and conductors and on many international festivals throughout Europe and America. His performance of the complete solo piano music of Debussy, recorded in the early 1960s, is highly respected.