| Ref No | WIA GC/1924/110 |
| Title | Binswanger, Ludwig to Warburg, Aby 25/08/1924 |
| Writer | Binswanger, Ludwig |
| Place1 | Kreuzlingen |
| Recipient | Warburg, Aby |
| Place2 | [Hamburg] |
| Date | 25/08/1924 |
| Format | typescript |
| Contents | after having accompanied Warburg to Frankfurt, Ludwig Binswanger had a severe flu; he found time to read Warburg's and Boll's books, Boll's 'Sternglauben' with Warburg's dedication; he then read Warburg's Ferrrara research and 'Vorträge' of KBW; thanks for books and card, is very happy to have the books in his library; understands very well the success of the Schifanoia lecture and Warburg's joy of discovery; Binswanger, however, values higher the less challenging Sassetti article, the method with its research direction on one man, is akin to his own working method; liks Saxl's introduction to 'Vorträge'; finds Warburg's idea in his Ferrara article of a 'historical psychology of human expression' 'grandious'!; encourages Warburg to write the principles of such a psychology; likes very much Warburg's definition of astrology as 'name fetishism projected into the future'; quotes an example of how biological inferiority may lead to 'a heightened ability of mental expression'; enjoyed having accompanied Warburg to Frankfurt and having listened to his stories; mentions Franziska [Jahns], calls her 'one of the mild stars, on its orbit, without knowing its effect and leaving much more influence than many larger lights crossing our own orbits loudly and with a lot of commotion'; thanks for Mary's letter telling him that everything is fine; sends greetings to Mary Warburg, [Heinrich] Embden, Max Warburg, Nurse Lydia, [Franz] Alber; Mrs. [Hertha] Binwswanger is in the mountains, he is looking after his sons Boby [Robert Binswanger], Wolfgang and Dieter [Dietrich Binswanger] |
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| DS/UK/418 | Warburg; Max Moritz (05/06/1867-26/12/1946); Dr. h.c. | 05/06/1867-26/12/1946 |
| DS/UK/716 | Saxl; Fritz (08/01/1890 - 22/03/1948); Prof. Dr. phil. | 08/01/1890 - 22/03/1948 |
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| DS/UK/1166 | Binswanger; Ludwig (1881-1966); Professor Dr. med. | 1881-1966 |
| DS/UK/1175 | Binswanger; Dietrich | |
| DS/UK/1176 | Binswanger; Robert | |
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| DS/UK/1757 | Alber; Franz | |
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