Heinz Kohut

Psychoanalyst, Author

1913 – 1981

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Who was Heinz Kohut?

Heinz Kohut was an Austrian-born American psychoanalyst best known for his development of Self psychology, an influential school of thought within psychodynamic/psychoanalytic theory which helped transform the modern practice of analytic and dynamic treatment approaches.

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Born
May 3, 1913
Vienna
Religion
  • Judaism
Nationality
  • Austria
Profession
Education
  • University of Vienna
Died
Oct 8, 1981
Chicago

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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