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Karen Horney

American-German psychoanalyst
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Summary

Karen Horney was born on September 16, 1885[1], in Blankenese[2]. She died on December 4, 1952[3], in New York City[4]. She worked as a psychiatrist[5], psychoanalyst[6], writer[7], psychotherapist[8], and physician[9]. She ranks in the top 0.7% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,531 views/month, #7,030 of 1,000,298).[10]

Key Facts

  • Place of burial: Ferncliff Cemetery[11]
  • Spouse: Oskar Horney[12]
  • Child: Brigitte Horney[13], Marianne Eckardt[14], Renate Horney[15]
  • Country of citizenship: Germany[16], United States[17]
  • Ethnic group: Germans[18]
  • Field of work: psychoanalysis[19]
  • Educated at: University of Freiburg[20], Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin[21], University of Göttingen[22]
  • Member of: German Psychoanalytical Society[23], New York Psychoanalytic Society[24]
  • Sex or gender: female[25]
  • Commons category: Karen Horney[26]
  • Family name: Horney[27]
  • Given name: Karen[28]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Karen Horney[29]
  • Commons gallery: Karen Horney[30]
  • Work location: New York City[31]
  • Described by source: Hamburg Biographies[32], American Women Writers[33], Women In Science[34], Pedagogues and Psychologists of the World[35]
  • Languages spoken, written or signed: English[36]
  • Name in native language: Karen Horney[37]

Why It Matters

Karen Horney has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[38] She is known by 28 alternative names across languages and contexts.[39]

FAQs

Where was Karen Horney born?

Karen Horney was born in Blankenese[2].

Where did Karen Horney die?

Karen Horney passed away in New York City[4].

Who was Karen Horney married to?

Karen Horney's spouses include Oskar Horney[12].

What did Karen Horney do for work?

Karen Horney worked as a psychiatrist[5], psychoanalyst[6], writer[7], psychotherapist[8], and physician[9].

Where did Karen Horney go to school?

Karen Horney was educated at University of Freiburg[20], Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin[21], and University of Göttingen[22].

Related Entities

Germany New York City United States

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [25] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [22] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [6] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [7] ↑ . American Women Writers. wikidata.org.
  17. [8] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [9] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [11] ↑ . Find a Grave. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [1] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . pantheon.world. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [3] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  26. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [28] ↑ . International Standard Name Identifier. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  28. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  30. [31] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  31. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  32. [33] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  33. [34] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  34. [35] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  35. [36] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  36. [37] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [10] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [38] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [39] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 7d ago · Epìdosis · 2026-10-08 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Nlb authority id (belarus) → NLB-ar2498011
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  2. 8d ago · Bargioni · 2026-10-07 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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  3. 9d ago · Quesotiotyo · 2026-10-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Sitelink count → 61
    Wikipedia languages → ['ar', 'arz', 'avk', 'az', 'azb', 'be', 'bg', 'ca', 'commons', 'cs', 'de', 'el',
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    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ Sbn author id: RAVV017072, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/326831047|Karen Horney (#326831047)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/8551|SBN persons with "
  4. 8w ago · Mahirtwofivesix · 2026-08-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Babelnet id → 00044798n
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  5. 13w ago · Susmuffin · 2026-07-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Harper's tag → karen-horney
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ Harper's tag: karen-horney, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/289945048|karen horney (#289945048)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/7915|Harper's tag]"
  6. 13w ago · Nyuhn · 2026-07-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14541 → HvehD
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  7. 18w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-06-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Svkkl authority id → p0088040-Horney-Karen-18851952
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  8. 18w ago · Bargioni · 2026-06-08 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Occupation → psychiatrist, psychoanalyst, writer +2
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/35514|batch #35514]]: add P1810 to P8034"
  9. 21w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-21 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Occupation → psychiatrist, psychoanalyst, writer +2
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  10. 22w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/30851|batch #30851]]: match CERL IDs on the basis of GND (7)"
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