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The existential vacuum manifests itself mainly in a state of boredom.
Viktor E. Frankl
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Viktor E. Frankl
Age: 92 †
Born: 1905
Born: March 26
Died: 1997
Died: September 2
Existential Therapist
Neurologist
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Psychologist
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Vienna
Austria
Viktor E. Frankl
Viktor Emil Frankl
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Since Auschwitz we know what man is capable of. And since Hiroshima we know what is at stake.
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