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Hans Eysenck said Freud was a scientist because his theories were falsifiable. They're not true, but they can be disproven.
[[Image:freud-thumb.jpg|right|250px|thumb|Sigmund Freud in his study]]
[[Image:freud-thumb.jpg|right|250px|thumb|Sigmund Freud in his study]]
'''Sigmund Freud''' (1856–1939) was the founder of [[psychoanalysis]], an [[atheist]] and [[pseudoscientist]]. Because of the groundbreaking nature of most of his theory, Freud remains influential in the field of psychology, literary studies and history.
'''Sigmund Freud''' (1856–1939) was the founder of [[psychoanalysis]], an [[atheist]] and [[scientist]]. Because of the groundbreaking nature of most of his theory, Freud remains influential in the field of psychology, literary studies and history.
[[Jewish]] by birth, in 1938 he fled [[Vienna]] and persecution by the [[Nazi]]s to North [[London]], [[England]], where he lived until his death in 1939. Sigmund Freud died of maxillary [[cancer]] at the age of 82 due to cigar smoking.
[[Jewish]] by birth, in 1938 he fled [[Vienna]] and persecution by the [[Nazi]]s to North [[London]], [[England]], where he lived until his death in 1939. Sigmund Freud died of maxillary [[cancer]] at the age of 82 due to cigar smoking.