Erikson, Erik H. (Erik Homburger), 1902-1994

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Summary: Erik Homburger Erikson was a German-American child psychoanalyst and visual artist known for his theory on psychosocial development of human beings. He coined the phrase identity crisis. Wikipedia
Gender or Sex: Male [1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8]
Born: 1902-06-15 [2][8]
Birth Place: Frankfurt am Main [2]; Frankfurt [8]
Died: 1994-05-12 [2][8]
Death Place: Harwich [8]
Country: United States [2]; Germany [2]
Language: English [3][4]; German [4]
Occupation: Psihoanalītiķis [4]; non-fiction writer [8]; university teacher [8]; psychoanalyst [8]; educator [8]
Employer: Harvard University [8]; University of Pittsburgh [8]; University of California, Berkeley [8]
Field of Activity: Psihoanalīze [4]
Educated at: University of Oxford [8]
Country of Education: United Kingdom [8]
Encyclopædia Britannica: Biography [8]
Yale LUX: Entity [8]
Notable Names Database: Profile [8]
Oxford Reference: Overview [8]
American National Biography: Biography (requires subscription) [8]

Sources: 1. VIAF; 2. Deutsche Nationalbibliothek (Germany); 3. Bibliothèque nationale de France; 4. National Library of Latvia; 5. National Library of Korea; 6. National Library and Archives of Québec; 7. Danish Bibliographic Centre; 8. Wikidata

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