German psychologist ludwig koch biography

German psychiatrist

Julius Ludwig August Koch (KOKH, German:[ˈjuːli̯ʊsˈluːtvɪçˈʔaʊɡʊstˈkɔx]; 4 December 1841 in Laichingen, Württemberg – 25 June 1908 in Zwiefalten, Württemberg) was a German psychiatrist whose work influenced later concepts of personality disorders.^[1]

Koch was born in the town of Laichingen in the state of Württemberg.

His father was a general practitioner physician who headed his own private insane asylum.

Koch worked as a chemist for several years and then studied medicine in Tübingen from 1863 to 1867. He subsequently worked as a physician, later joining a psychiatric hospital.

In 1874 he became director of the state mental hospital in Zwiefalten (Württemberg).^[1]

Described as deeply rooted in a Christian faith, Koch's first works were philosophically-minded. In 1882 he published "Epistomological Investigations" (Erkenntnistheoretische Untersuchungen), and in 1885 "Outline of Philosophy" (Grund