In memory of whom did Freud get his first name "Lucian”?
Lucian of Rome
Lucian of Samosata
Lucian of Syria
Lucian of Anatolia
Answer
Freud's first name, Lucian, was given to him in memory of Lucian of Samosata, a Greek satirist and rhetorician who lived from about 120 to 180 AD. Freud's father, Jakob, was a great admirer of Lucian and had read his works extensively.
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