Karl Augustus Menninger (July 22, 1893 – July 18, 1990), was an American

United States

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 psychiatrist

Psychiatrist

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 and a member of the famous Menninger family of psychiatrist

Psychiatrist

A psychiatrist is a physician who specializes in the diagnosis and treatment of mental disorders. All psychiatrists are trained in diagnostic evaluation and in psychotherapy...

s who founded the Menninger Foundation

Menninger Foundation

The Menninger Foundation was founded in 1919 by the Menninger family in Topeka, Kansas, and consists of a clinic, a sanatorium, and a school of psychiatry, all of which bear the Menninger name. In 2003, the Menninger Clinic moved to Houston. The foundation was started by Drs. Karl, Will, and...

 and the Menninger Clinic in Topeka, Kansas.
Born in Topeka, Kansas

Topeka, Kansas

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, Menninger attended Washburn University

Washburn University

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, Indiana University

Indiana University Bloomington

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, and the University of Wisconsin–Madison

University of Wisconsin–Madison

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. He was accepted to Harvard Medical School

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, where he graduated cum laude in 1917. While at Washburn, he was a member of the Alpha Delta Fraternity, a local group, and in 1960 inducted into the school's Sagamore Honor Society

Sagamore Honor Society

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Beginning with an internship in Kansas City, he worked at the Boston Psychopathic Hospital

Boston Psychopathic Hospital

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 and taught at Harvard Medical School.