Ether, God And Devil

Wilhelm Reich (1897-1957) was a controversial Austrian psychoanalyst, known primarily for works such as The Function of the Orgasm and Character AnalysisFreud's assistant at the psychoanalytic polyclinic, he became a dissident and was rejected by his peers. An active communist, he emigrated to Scandinavia and then to the United States, where he died in prison. The radical youth movements of May '68 and others gave great prominence to his defense of the right to sexuality.