Erik Erikson
Psychologist, Academic
1902 – 1994
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Who was Erik Erikson?
Erik Homburger Erikson was a German-born American developmental psychologist and psychoanalyst known for his theory on psychosocial development of human beings. He may be most famous for coining the phrase identity crisis. His son, Kai T. Erikson, is a noted American sociologist.
Although Erikson lacked even a bachelor's degree, he served as a professor at prominent institutions such as Harvard and Yale.
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- Born
- Jun 15, 1902
Frankfurt - Also known as
- Erik Salomonsen
- Erik Homburger
- Erik H. Erikson
- Erik Homburger Erikson
- Parents
- Spouses
- Joan Erikson
(1930 - 1994)
- Joan Erikson
- Children
- Religion
- Judaism
- Christianity
- Ethnicity
- Jewish people
- Germans
- Nationality
- Germany
- United States of America
- Profession
- Education
- University of Vienna
- Employment
- University of California
- Harvard Medical School
- Massachusetts General Hospital
- Harvard University
- Austen Riggs Center
- Lived in
- Boston
- Denmark
- Died
- May 12, 1994
Harwich
Submitted
on July 23, 2013
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