Wilfred Bion

Wilfred Bion
Born
Wilfred Ruprecht Bion

(1897-09-08)8 September 1897
Mathura, North-Western Provinces, India
Died28 August 1979(1979-08-28) (aged 81)
Oxford, England
NationalityBritish
Occupationpsychoanalyst
Known forPsychoanalysis and Group Process
The Psychoanalysis of Thinking and Learning from Experience
The Grid
Object relations theory
Containment theory
Spouse(s)Betty Jardine
Francesca Bion
Children3

Wilfred Ruprecht Bion DSO (/biːˈɒn/; 8 September 1897 – 8 November 1979) was an influential English psychoanalyst, who became president of the British Psychoanalytical Society from 1962 to 1965.[1]

  1. ^ "Wilfred Bion". Institute of Psychoanalysis. British Psychoanalytical Society. Retrieved 10 April 2017.