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Sigmund Freud Sigmund Freud - doctor, philosopher, therapist and writer was born 150 years ago near Vienna in the Austro-Hungarian Empire. His ideas on the significance of dreams, childhood sexuality and female libido had a profound impact on 20th century intellectual life. Yet Freud was a hugely controversial figure: admired, idolised and vilified. Even today, his name still raises passions. Sharon Carleton takes a look at the legacy of this remarkable physician.