March 26, 1905 marked the birth of Viktor Frankl in Vienna. He was the son of Gabriel Frankl and Elsa Frankl of Marovia. He was the second born in a family of three and wanted to become a doctor when he grew up. His taste for people led him to study psychology. He met Freud in 1925 when he was about to graduate and published an article "Psychotherapy and Weltanschauung", followed by the use of the term "logo-therapy" in a public lecture the following year . This led him to refine his particular form of Viennese psychology. He obtained his doctorate in medicine in 1930 and was promoted to assistant at the university psychiatric clinic. He left for the United States in 1939 when Hitler's troops invaded Austria after obtaining a visa for America where he became head of the neurology department. from Rothschild Hospital. It was in 1942 that he married and in the same year his wife, father, mother and brother were arrested and taken to a camp in Bohemia. His wife, mother, brother and father died, leaving his sister who had immigrated to Australia shortly before (Frankl, 2004). He remained in despair following the loss of his family members and the destruction of his manuscript “The Doctor and the Soul”. Later he got a position as director of the Vienna Neurological Polyclinic at his home in Vienna. He later reconstructed his book and wrote another book, "Man's Search for Meaning" in nine days. Viktor Frankl later died on September 2, 1997 from heart failure. “The Man in Search of Meaning” by Victor Frankl is a story that talks about the need for hope in the future, especially for people facing problems and disillusionment in life. The story emphasizes the need to have hope that a ... middle of paper ... might prevent him from achieving everything he had planned. The fact that his work was destroyed did not make him lose hope of creating new works (Frankl, 2004). This shows that he was hardworking and dedicated to his work. Frankl is also described as being philanthropic because of his attitude of loving and helping human beings. Frankl's character is exceptional and therefore people should believe in his advice that faith and hope are solutions for a better future. Works Cited: Frankl, Viktor Emil. Man's search for meaning. Mölln: Ratna, 2006. Print. Frankl, Viktor Emil. Man's search for meaning: an introduction to logotherapy – a newly revised and expanded edition. from the death camp to existentialism. Mölln: Beacon Press, 1962. Print. Frankl, Viktor Emil. Man's Search for Meaning: The Classic Homage to Holocaust Hope. Mölln: Cavalier, 2004. Print.