First published at 03:22 UTC on August 21st, 2020.
Fast Facts: Edward Bernays
Born: November 22, 1891 in Vienna Austria
Died: March 9, 1995 in Cambridge, Massachusetts
Parents: Ely Bernays and Anna Freud
Spouse: Doris Fleishman (married 1922)
Education: Cornell University
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Fast Facts: Edward Bernays
Born: November 22, 1891 in Vienna Austria
Died: March 9, 1995 in Cambridge, Massachusetts
Parents: Ely Bernays and Anna Freud
Spouse: Doris Fleishman (married 1922)
Education: Cornell University
Notable Published Works: Crystallizing Public Opinion (1923), Propaganda (1928), Public Relations (1945), The Engineering of Consent (1955)
Famous Quote: "Whatever of social importance is done today, whether in politics, finance, manufacture, agriculture, charity, education, or other fields, must be done with the help of propaganda." (from his 1928 book Propaganda)
Some of Bernays' public relations campaigns failed, but some were so successful that he was able to create a thriving business. And, making no secret of his family relationship to Sigmund Freud—he was the nephew of the pioneering psychoanalyst—his work had the veneer of scientific respectability.
Bernays was often portrayed as the father of propaganda, a title he did not mind. He maintained that propaganda was a laudable and necessary component of democratic government.
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