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Jacob L. Moreno

Romanian-American psychiatrist

Jacob Moreno

Born

Iacob Levy


May 18, 1889

Bucharest, Kingdom of Romania

DiedMay 14, 1974(1974-05-14) (aged 84)

Beacon, New York, U.S.

Alma materUniversity of Vienna
Known forSociometry, psychodrama
Spouses
Scientific career
FieldsPsychiatry, psychology, psychotherapy, social psychology

Jacob Levy Moreno (born Iacob Levy; May 18, 1889 – May 14, 1974) was a Romanian-American psychiatrist, psychosociologist, and educator, the founder of psychodrama, and the foremost pioneer of group psychotherapy. During his lifetime, he was recognized as one of the leading social scientists.

Early life and education

Jacob Levy Moreno was born in Bucharest in the Kingdom of Romania. His father was Moreno Nissim Levy, a SephardiJewish merchant born in 1856 in Plevna in the Ottoman Empire (today Pleven, Bulgaria). Jacob's grandfather Buchis had moved to Plevna from Const Jacob l moreno psychodrama!