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It is easy to see that the ego is that part of the id which has been modified by the direct influence of the external world.

Sigmund Freud

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Sigmund Freud
Age: 83 †
Born: 1856
Born: May 6
Died: 1939
Died: September 23
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Philosopher
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Psychoanalyst
Psychologist
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Sigismund Schlomo Freud
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