Val-de-Grâce in Paris in Département de Paris, Île-de-France, France — Western Europe

Sigmund Freud

Photographed by Andrew Ruppenstein, April 12, 2025

1. Sigmund Freud Marker

Inscription.
Au cours de son premier sejour
a Paris en 1885
Sigmund Freud
resida dans cet hôtel
alors appele Hôtel de la Paix

(During his first stay in Paris in 1885, Sigmund Freud stayed at this hotel, then called the “Hôtel de la Paix”.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Science & Medicine. A significant historical month for this entry is October 1885.

Location. 48° 50.734′ N, 2° 20.455′ E. Marker is in Paris, Île-de-France, in Département de Paris. It is in Val-de-Grâce. It is on Impasse Royer-Collard, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 5 Impasse Royer-Collard, Paris, Île-de-France 75005, France. Touch for directions.

Regionally, it is in the North Atlantic Region,

Europe,

the European Union,

Atlantic Europe,

the Schengen Area,

Western Europe,

a coastal Mediterranean country,

and the Western World.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once a French colony

and also the Roman Empire.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Jean Bachelet (within shouting distance of this marker); Jules Vallès

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(within shouting distance of this marker); Edouard Branly (within shouting distance of this marker); Cécile DeWitt-Morette (1922-2017) (about 90 meters away, measured in a direct line); Pablo Picasso (about 90 meters away); a different marker also named Sigmund Freud (about 90 meters away); Jehan de Meung (about 120 meters away); Stendhal (about 120 meters away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Paris.

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Also see . . . Sigmund Freud (Wikipedia). Excerpt:

Sigmund Freud (born Sigismund Schlomo Freud; 6 May 1856 – 23 September 1939) was an Austrian neurologist and the founder of psychoanalysis, a clinical method for evaluating and treating pathologies seen as originating from conflicts in the psyche, through dialogue between patient and psychoanalyst, and the distinctive theory of mind and human agency derived from it.

In October 1885, Freud went to Paris on a three-month fellowship to study with Jean-Martin Charcot, a renowned neurologist who was conducting scientific research into hypnosis. He was later to recall the experience
Photographed by Andrew Ruppenstein, April 12, 2025

2. Sigmund Freud Marker - wide view
of this stay as catalytic in turning him toward the practice of medical psychopathology and away from a less financially promising career in neurology research…

(Submitted on April 14, 2025.)

Additional keywords. plaque commémorative

Credits. This page was last revised on May 9, 2025. It was originally submitted on April 14, 2025, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California. This page has been viewed 131 times since then and 23 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on April 14, 2025, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California.