Carl Jung was born July 26, 1875 in Kesswil, Switzerland and died in 1961. His father was a pastor, and was the fourth and only surviving child. Jung was a quiet child that was most happy when we had solitary time to think.
Carl Jung studied medicine, but had a keen interest in spiritual phenomena and mysticism. These combined interests led him to study psychiatry, allowing him to pursue both areas of study.
His doctoral dissertation was titled “On the Psychology and Pathology of So-Called Occult Phenomena” from the University of Basel. He soon after became good friends with Sigmund Freud, whom he met in 1907, which helped Carl Jung develop a fascination with the unconscious mind. Jung was extremely interested in developing an understanding of the mind through myths, art, philosophy, and dreams.