Jacques Lacan
At a glance:
- Series: Dictionary of World Biography: Twentieth Century
- Categories: Philosophy, Psychology, Psychiatry, Language, Linguistics, Philology
- Subcategories: Philosophers, Psychologists, Psychiatrists
- Curriculum: 20th & 21st Century European History, French History
Article abstract: Lacan was the single most important figure in the development of psychoanalysis in twentieth century France. His powerful rereading of Freud’s work and rethinking of Freud’s fundamental concepts made him a key figure in French intellectual life from the 1950’s until his death.
Early Life
Jacques Marie Émile Lacan was born on April 13, 1901, into an upper-middle-class Parisian family. His academic training focused first on medicine, then on psychiatry. He studied with the distinguished French psychiatrist Louis-Nicholas...
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