Erik Erikson

Erik Erikson
Born
Erik Salomonsen

(1902-06-15)15 June 1902
Died12 May 1994(1994-05-12) (aged 91)
Citizenship
  • American
  • German
Spouse
(m. 1930)
Children4, including Kai T. Erikson
Awards
Academic background
Influences
Academic work
DisciplinePsychology
Sub-discipline
Institutions
Notable studentsRichard Sennett
Notable works
Notable ideasTheory on psychological development
Influenced

Erik Homburger Erikson (born Erik Salomonsen; 15 June 1902 – 12 May 1994) was an American child psychoanalyst known for his theory on psychosocial development of human beings. He coined the phrase identity crisis.

Despite lacking a university degree, Erikson served as a professor at prominent institutions, including Harvard, University of California, Berkeley,[9] and Yale. A Review of General Psychology survey, published in 2002, ranked Erikson as the 12th most eminent psychologist of the 20th century.[10]

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