# Marie-Louise von Franz

Swiss Jungian analyst renowned for psychological interpretations of fairy tales and alchemical manuscripts, collaborator with Carl Jung.

**Lived:** 1915–1998 (b. Munich, Germany)
**Nationality:** Swiss
**Training:** Analytical training with Carl Jung from 1934; studied Classical philology, Classical languages (Latin and Greek), literature, and ancient history at University of Zurich
**Affiliation:** Jungian analytical psychology

## Key works

- *Archetypal Patterns in Fairy Tales* (1997)
- *The Interpretation of Fairy Tales* (1970)
- *Aurora Consurgens: A Document Attributed to Thomas Aquinas on the Problem of Opposites in Alchemy* (1966)
- *Puer Aeternus: A Psychological Study of the Adult Struggle with the Paradise of Childhood* (1970)
- *Alchemy: An Introduction to the Symbolism and the Psychology* (1980)
- *Shadow and Evil in Fairy Tales* (1974)