Alexander Lowen
Author
1910 – 2008
Who was Alexander Lowen?
Alexander Lowen was an American physician and psychotherapist. A student of Wilhelm Reich in the 1940s and early 1950s in New York, he developed bioenergetic analysis, a form of mind-body psychotherapy, with his then-colleague, John Pierrakos. Lowen was the founder and former executive director of the International Institute for Bioenergetic Analysis in New York City.
Born in New York City, Lowen received a bachelor's degree in science and business from City College of New York, an LL.B and a J.S.D from Brooklyn Law School. His interest in the link between the mind and the body developed during this time. He enrolled in a class on character analysis with Wilhelm Reich. After training to be a therapist himself, Lowen moved to Switzerland to attend the University of Geneva, which awarded him an M.D. in June 1951.
Lowen lived and practiced for the majority of his life in New Canaan, Connecticut. He suffered a stroke in July 2006. The Alexander Lowen Foundation was founded in April 2007 to continue his legacy. Lowen died on October 28, 2008 at the age of 97.
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- Born
- Dec 23, 1910
New York City - Also known as
- Лоуэн, Александр
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Education
- City College of New York
- Brooklyn Law School
- University of Geneva
- Lived in
- Connecticut
- Died
- Oct 28, 2008
New Canaan
Submitted
on July 23, 2013
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