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Chevalier des Arts et des Lettres
Source: Wikidata population candidate Q611015 · wikidata
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Jean Laplanche
1924-06-21 – 2012-05-06
Life & Legacy
Jean Laplanche (French: [laplɑ̃ʃ]; 21 June 1924 – 6 May 2012) was a French author, psychoanalyst and winemaker. Laplanche is best known for his work on psychosexual development and Sigmund Freud's seduction theory, and wrote more than a dozen books on psychoanalytic theory. The journal Radical Philosophy described him as "the most original and philosophically informed psychoanalytic theorist of his day."
From 1988 to his death, Laplanche was the scientific director of the German to French translation of Freud's complete works (Oeuvres Complètes de Freud / Psychanalyse – OCF.P) in the Presses Universitaires de France, in association with André Bourguignon, Pierre Cotet and François Robert.
Occupation & Career
psychoanalyst, essayist, university teacher, translator, physician, French resistance fighter, philosopher
Education
École Normale Supérieure; Lycée Henri-IV; Faculty of Arts of Paris; Harvard University
Accomplishments, Inventions & Publications
Chevalier des Arts et des Lettres; Sigourney Award; honorary doctor of the University of Athens; Honorary doctor of the University of Lausanne; Vocabulaire de la psychanalyse
Legacy Highlights
Honors & Awards
Chevalier des Arts et des Lettres · honorary doctor of the University of Athens · Honorary doctor of the University of Lausanne · Sigourney Award
Employer
Paris Diderot University
Notable Work
Vocabulaire de la psychanalyse
Education & Institutions
École Normale Supérieure · Faculty of Arts of Paris · Harvard University · Lycée Henri-IV
Verified Legacy Record
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Sigourney Award
Source: Wikidata population candidate Q611015 · wikidata
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honorary doctor of the University of Athens
Source: Wikidata population candidate Q611015 · wikidata
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Honorary doctor of the University of Lausanne
Source: Wikidata population candidate Q611015 · wikidata
Notable Work
Vocabulaire de la psychanalyse
Source: Wikidata population candidate Q611015 · wikidata
Sources & Provenance
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