Charles Frederick Menninger

Charles Frederick Menninger (11 July 1862 – 28 November 1953) was a physician who co-founded the Menninger Foundation with his sons, Karl and William.

Biography

Charles Menninger was born in Tell City, Indiana on July 11, 1862. He was the sixth of August Valentine and Katarina (née Schmitberger) Menninger's eight children and their youngest son. Menninger obtained a bachelor's degree from Central Normal College in 1882 and after graduating he accepted a teaching position at Campbell College.

Menninger married Florence Vesta Knisley, on January 15, 1885, and together they had three children: Karl, Edwin, and William. Florence died on February 9, 1945, It eventually evolved into the Menninger Foundation, a national institution for the study and care of people suffering from mental illnesses.