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John Bowlby
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British psychiatrist and psychoanalyst (1907–1990)
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John Bowlby was a British psychoanalyst, psychiatrist, and psychologist born in London on February 26, 1907. He was educated at Trinity College and UCL Medical School. His professional career included work at the Tavistock Clinic, where he contributed to the fields of psychology, child and adolescent psychiatry, psychoanalysis, and developmental psychology. He was influenced by Donald Winnicott and is notably associated with attachment theory.
Bowlby held the military rank of Lieutenant Colonel and was a member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. He received the award of Commander of the Order of the British Empire. He died on September 2, 1990, on the Isle of Skye. His archives are held at the Wellcome Library, and his work is recognized in the American Academy Arts Sciences collection.
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Key facts
- Born
- Edward John Mostyn Bowlby , ( 1907-02-26 ) 26 February 1907, London , England
- Died
- 2 September 1990 (1990-09-02) (aged 83), Isle of Skye , Scotland
- Alma mater
- Trinity College, Cambridge , University College Hospital
- Known for
- Pioneering work in attachment theory
- Fields
- Psychology , psychiatry
- Institutions
- Maudsley Hospital , Tavistock Clinic , World Health Organization
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United Kingdom
- Place of birth
- London
- Place of death
- Isle of Skye
- Occupation
- psychologist
- Employer
- Tavistock Clinic
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Notable work
- attachment theory
- Field of work
- developmental psychology
- Military rank
- Lieutenant Colonel
- Image
- The Bowlby-Ainsworth Award.jpg
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- date of birth
- 1907-02-26
- date of death
- 1990-09-02
- name in native language
- John Bowlby
- influenced by
- Donald Winnicott
- archives at
- Wellcome Library
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Encyclopedic overview
Edward John Mostyn Bowlby (/ˈboʊlbi/; 26 February 1907 – 2 September 1990) was a British psychiatrist and psychoanalyst, notable for his interest in child development and for his pioneering work in attachment theory. Bowlby was inspired by Melanie Klein during his psychoanalytic training. Melanie Klein was his supervisor; however, they had different views about the role of the mother in the treatment of a three-year-old boy. Specifically and importantly, Klein stressed the role of the child's fantasies about his mother, but Bowlby emphasised the actual history of the relationship. A Review of General Psychology survey, published in 2002, ranked Bowlby as the 49th most cited psychologist of the 20th century.
Family background
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “John Bowlby” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.