Will Menninger
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| Born |
William Claire Menninger October 15, 1899 Topeka, Kansas, United States |
| Died | September 6, 1966 (aged 66) Topeka, Kansas, United States |
| Occupation | Psychiatrist |
| Spouse(s) | Catharine Louisa Wright |
| Children |
Roy Wright Menninger Philip Bratton Menninger William Walter Menninger |
| Parent(s) | Charles Frederick Menninger Florence Vesta Menninger |
| Relatives |
Karl Menninger (brother) Edwin Arnold Menninger (brother) Ann Gottesman (grand-niece) |
William Claire Menninger (October 15, 1899 – September 6, 1966) was a co-founder with his brother Karl and his father of The Menninger Foundation in Topeka, Kansas, which is an internationally known center for treatment of behavioral disorders.
Menninger was born on October 15, 1899 in Topeka, Kansas, the son of Florence Vesta (Kinsley) and Charles Frederick Menninger. He had two older brothers: Karl and Edwin. Menninger graduated from Washburn University in 1919 and went on to follow his father and brother into medicine. In 1924 he graduated from the Cornell University College of Medicine in New York State. After completing a two-year internship at Bellevue Hospital, he studied psychiatry at St. Elizabeths Hospital in Washington, D.C. in 1927.
Menninger married Catherine Wright on December 11, 1925. They had three sons together: Roy W. Menninger, Philip B. Menninger, and W. Walter Menninger. They later each became active in the Boy Scouts, reaching the rank of Eagle Scouts, and each receiving the Distinguished Eagle Scout Award.
In 1927 Menninger returned to Topeka, where he joined his father and brother Karl in their medical practice. By that time, they had already begun to specialize in psychiatry, a relatively new field in the United States. With his contributions, the Menninger Clinic evolved into the Menninger Sanitarium. Together they developed the Menninger Foundation. This non-profit organization has provided clinical services to both in- and out-patients, and engages in research, education, and social outreach.
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