Edward Bernays
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members of the Committee on Public Information, Edward Bernays is second from the right.(Man with mustache)
Edward Bernays (November 22, 1891 - March 9, 1995) was a journalist, the nephew of Sigmund Freud, and an early innovator in modern techniques of propaganda and social psychology. He is widely regarded as the 'Father of Public Relations'.[1]
Bernays was a member of the Committee on Public Information.
Early Life
Edward Bernays was born on November 22, 1891, in Vienna, Austria, to Eli Bernays and Anna Freud Bernays.[2] His family emigrated to America when Edward was still an infant.
Anna Freud was the sister of Sigmund Freud.
The Century of the Self
In 2002, the BBC developed a four-part series about Bernays titled The Century of the Self, which details some of Bernays' methods and some background in psychoanalysis.