Fritz Perls

Fritz Perls. Writer: Frederick Perls and Gestalt Therapy. Friedrich "Fritz" Saloman Perls was born to Amelia (Rund) and Nathan Perls. He grew up in a middle-class Jewish home, the youngest of three children and the only son. His sister, Grete Gutfreund, would remember him as a "wild child". The family life was always stormy and Fritz never got along with his father. His early interests in philosophy, art, and theater influenced...