Nathan Freeman: 1904-1968

With a great sense of loss, we report the death on September 7, 1968 of Dr. Nathan Freeman, who for twenty years gave devotedly to the cause of psychoanalysis.

Born September 16, 1904 in New York City, he was graduated from Columbia University in 1926 and Long Island College of Medicine in 1930. He took his post graduate training first on the West Coast, and then at the Post Graduate Hospital in New York where he expressed his interest in psychiatry and neurology. During seven years in the Army, he served actively on the psychiatric wards of various Army hospitals. In 1948 he began taking courses at the American Institute for Psychoanalysis. Certified in 1952, he rapidly became both a training and supervising analyst, and a lecturer at the American Institute for Psychoanalysis and the New School for Social Research. In 1950 he was elected to the Board of Trustees of the American Institute for Psychoanalysis, and until his death he served diligently first as member, and since 1955 as President.

Dr. Freeman participated wholeheartedly in all aspects of our work. One of the founders of the Karen Horney Clinic, he was on its Medical Board from 1955-56, and was an Adjunct Psychoanalyst. He was a member and past-treasurer of the Association for the Advancement of Psychoanalysis, and for seven years was a member of the Editorial Board of The American Journal of Psychoanalysis. His articles on such subjects as constructive forces, sexuality, and self-realization have appeared in The Journal. His interests also encompassed religion and law.

In the words of Dr. Harry Gershman, Dean of the American Institute for Psychoanalysis: “We have lost a true, dear friend. He lived out Horney's optimistic and constructive philosophy of life to its fullest. Though plagued by sorrows, hardship and physical illnesses during the last five years, he was always able to rise above them with indomitable courage and retain his buoyancy, optimism and zest for life. He gave unstintingly and selflessly