James Loeb and the History of Psychiatric Medicine: Proceedings of the Third James Loeb Biennial Conference,...

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Jeffrey Henderson Richard F. Thomas

James Loeb and the History of Psychiatric Medicine

Name: James Loeb and the History of Psychiatric Medicine
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ISBN: 9780674997752

Proceedings of the Third James Loeb Biennial Conference, Munich and Murnau 4–6 June 2023

Jeffrey Henderson, Richard F. Thomas, Ralph M. Rosen

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Harvard University Press
27 December 2025

Biology, life sciences

Series: Loeb Classical Monographs

James Loeb (1867-1933), one of the great patrons and philanthropists of his time, left many enduring legacies both to America, where he was born and educated, and to his ancestral Germany, where he spent the second half of his life. Organized in celebration of the sesquicentenary of his birth, the James Loeb Biennial Conferences were convened to commemorate his achievements in four areas: the Loeb Classical Library (2017), collection and connoisseurship (2019), and after pandemic postponement, psychology and medicine (2023), and music (2025).

While the focus of the third conference shifted from Loeb as practitioner to Loeb as patient, the connection between his philanthropy and his personal experience remains clear and fascinating. Loeb suffered from the illness known today as severe bipolar disorder, for which he was treated by Emil Kraepelin (1856-1926), a pioneer in interdisciplinary brain and psychiatric research. Starting from the extensive records of this treatment, the volume's contributors examine the history of mental illness from antiquity to the present in light of Loeb's own condition, research, and contributions to medical humanism and psychiatric medicine.

With: Ralph M. Rosen
Edited by: Jeffrey Henderson, Richard F. Thomas
Imprint: Harvard University Press
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 235mm, Width: 156mm,
ISBN: 9780674997752
ISBN 10: 0674997751
Series: Loeb Classical Monographs
Pages: 288
Publication Date: 27 December 2025
Audience: Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Jeffrey Henderson is William Goodwin Aurelio Professor of Greek Language and Literature, Emeritus, at Boston University. Richard F. Thomas is George Martin Lane Professor of the Classics at Harvard University. Ralph M. Rosen is Vartan Gregorian Professor of the Humanities and Professor of Classical Studies, Emeritus, at the University of Pennsylvania.