Death Summary: He had cancer of the jaw and throat. He asked his doctor to assist him in ending his life and died of an overdose of morphine supplied by his physician. He was 83.

Who was Sigmund Freud: Considered the father of psychoanalysis. He gave weight to the importance of the "unconcious mind" and considered that sex was the driving factor in all psychological problems. He wrote many books and papers, one of the most famous being an early work "the interpretation of dreams".

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