HomeMarriage of  Moriz Reizes and Libussa Deutch
Start: 19 Jan 1875Melanie Reizes born in Vienna
Start: 30 Mar 1882Death of her elder sister, Sidonie
Start: 6 Apr 1900Engagement to Arthur Klein
Start: 1901Death of loved elder brother, Emanuel
Start: 1902Marries Arthur Klein
Start: 31 Mar 1903Birth of daughter, Melitta
Start: 19 Jan 1904Birth of son, Hans
Start: 2 Mar 1907Family moves to Budapest 
Start: 1910Jones founds London Psycho-Analytical Society
Start: 30 Oct 1913Reads Freud's paper ‘Uber den Tram’
Start: 1914Begins analysis with Sandor Ferenzi
Start: 1914Birth of son, Erich
Start: 1 Jul 1914Birth of son, Erich
Start: 1 Jul 1914Death of her mother, Libussa
Start: 6 Nov 1914First paper to the Budapest Psychoanalytic Society
Start: 1919Husband, Arthur, moves to Sweden
Start: 19191st paper published
Start: 19201st paper published
Start: 1920Moves to Berlin
Start: Jan 1921Membership of the Berlin Psychoanalytic Society
Start: 1923Meets Alix Strachey
Start: 1924First IPA congress paper on ‘The technique of the analysis of young children’
Start: 1924Final separation from Arthur Klein
Start: 1924Melitta marries Walter Schmideberg
Start: 1924Begins analysis with Karl Abraham
Start: 1924Death of Karl Abraham after a short illness
Start: 1925Visits London to give a series of lectures on her treatment of children
Start: 1925Moves to England
Start: 1926Elected to membership of British Psychoanalytic Society
Start: 1927Publication of ‘The Psychoanalysis of Children’
Start: 1932Death of her son Hans, aged 27
Start: 1934Publication of ‘Love Hate and Reparation’ with Joan Riviere
Start: 1937Birth of first grandchild, Michael
Start: 1937Freud moves to London
Start: 1938Moves to Pitlochry, Scotland because of the war
Start: 1940Analysis of ‘Richard’ and return to London
Start: Sep 1941Extraordinary Meetings of the British Psychoanalytic Society: The Controversial Discussions
Start: 1942\End: 1944Publication of ‘Contributions to Psycho-Analysis’
Start: 1948Publication of ‘Developments in Psycho-Analysis’
Start: 1952Foundation of The Melanie Klein Trust
Start: 1955Publication of ‘Envy and Gratitude’
Start: 1957Death of Melanie Klein
Start: 22 Sep 1960Publication of ‘Narrative of a Child Analysis’
Start: 1961