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Carl Jung · Life in Weeks

Founder of analytical psychology, he introduced concepts such as the collective unconscious, archetypes, and psychological types. His ideas influenced not only psychology but also religion, literature, and the arts.

1875–1961 Swiss Psychiatrist 4,480 weeks (86 Years)

Carl Jung: 4,480 weeks

Each box represents one week. Lived weeks Key milestones

4,480
Total Weeks
31,360
Days Lived
6
Key Milestones
86
Years

Key Milestones

Age 25 · Week ~1,300

Began working at the Burghölzli psychiatric hospital in Zurich

Age 31 · Week ~1,612

Began his intense intellectual collaboration and friendship with Freud

Age 38 · Week ~1,976

Broke with Freud over differences in their theories of the unconscious

Age 46 · Week ~2,392

Published Psychological Types, introducing introversion and extraversion

Age 73 · Week ~3,796

Founded the C. G. Jung Institute in Zurich

Age 85 · Week ~4,420

Completed the autobiographical Memories, Dreams, Reflections shortly before his death

Legacy

Developed the theory of the collective unconscious and archetypes that shape human experience across cultures. His personality typology became the basis of the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator.

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