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Isador Coriat

Isador Coriat
Isador Coriat (1914).jpg
Born (1875-12-10)December 10, 1875
Philadelphia, United States
Died May 26, 1943(1943-05-26) (aged 67)
Boston, United States
Alma mater Tufts Medical School (1900)
Occupation Psychiatrist, neurologist
Spouse(s) Etta Dann
Parent(s) Hyram Coriat
Clara née Einstein

Isador Henry Coriat (December 10, 1875 – May 26, 1943) was an American psychiatrist and neurologist of Moroccan descent. He was one of the first American psychoanalysts. .

He was born in Philadelphia in 1875 as the son of Hyram Coriat and Clara née Einstein. He was of Moroccan descent on father's side and German on mother's side. He grew up in Boston and attended Tufts Medical School, graduating in 1900.

He was one of the founders of Boston Psychoanalytic Society, the first secretary in 1914 and president in years 1930-32. Coriat was the only Freudian analyst in Boston during the period after James Jackson Putnam's death.

Coriat worked with the Rev. Elwood Worcester, served as the medical expert for the Emmanuel Movement and co-authored Religion and Medicine; The Moral Control of Nervous Disorders.

Coriat married Etta Dann in 1910. He died on May 26, 1943, after a brief illness.


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