Biographical Sources


Freud: Conflict & Culture from the Library of Congress
An extensive biographical source, the collection's sections are "Formative Years", "The Individual: Therapy & Theory", and "From the Individual to Society".  The collection features vintage photographs, prints, manuscripts, first editions, home movies, newspaper articles, and more.

Freud Museum, London: Education
The Freud Museum's educational section provides a very detailed timeline of Freud's life and work. They also have extensive articles on various topics (click on "education topics") such as Freud in England, Freud and Religion, Freud and Archaeology, etc.

Sigmund Freud at Biography.com
This is a relatively short written bio, but the site does has four videos on Freud that are informative and worth viewing.

Sigmund Freud from the Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy
The Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy is a peer-reviewed academic resource that provides a lengthy biography on Freud. Sections include Life, Backdrop to his Thought, The Theory of the Unconscious, Infantile Sexuality, Neuroses and the Structure of the Mind, Psychoanalysis as a Therapy, Critical Evaluation of Freud, and References and Further Reading.

Sigmund Freud: Psychoanalyst
From TIME magazine, a biographical article by Yale historian Peter Gay.

The Question of God:Two Different Lives
The Question of God is a PBS series that utilizes a comparison between Sigmund Freud's scientific skepticism and C.S. Lewis' religious belief to explore region, life, and love. This supplementary website has a great deal of information on both men. The section Two Different Lives not only provides a biographical essay on Sigmund Freud, but also seven video chapters. It is an amazing source to learn all about Freud.

Analysis of a Mind:The Biography of Sigmund Freud
Originally aired on A & E, this series of YouTube videos (5 in all) is about the life and times of Freud.