Toward a Biography of Sándor Ferenczi: Footnotes from Miskolc

A special, constantly changing relationship exists between an exceptional personality and his native town, at the basis of which certainly lies his choice of a profession. In the long run, however, it is the judgement and approach of posterity that determine the character of the historical interpretation. When the person in question becomes famous and enters the academic canon, the subtlest details regarding both his background and intentions as well as the circumstances that may have influenced him merely in an indirect way become interesting. The evolution of the relationship between Sándor Ferenczi and the country town of Miskolc has reached this stage in our time.