Life left|upright|thumb|Melanie Klein c. 1900 Melanie Klein was born into a Jewish family and spent most of her early life in Vienna. She was the fourth and final child of parents Moriz, a doctor, and Libussa Reizes. Educated at the Gymnasium, Klein wanted to go on to university to study medicine. However, her family's loss of wealth – and the pressure on her, as a young woman, to marry and have children – caused her to give up on realizing this wish.
Life left|upright|thumb|Melanie Klein c 1900 Melanie Klein was born into a Jewish family and spent most of her early life in Vienna She was the fourth and final child of parents Moriz a doctor and Libussa Reizes Educated at the Gymnasium Klein wanted to go on to university to study medicine However her family's loss of wealth – and the pressure on her as a young woman to marry and have children – caused her to give up on realizing this wish