Erik Erikson
American psychoanalyst
Erik Homburger Erikson was an American child psychoanalyst known for his theory on psychosocial development of human beings. He coined the phrase identity crisis. Wikipedia
Born: June 15, 1902, Frankfurt, Germany
Died: May 12, 1994 (age 91 years), Rosewood Manor, Harwich, MA
Children: Kai T. Erikson
Influenced: Howard Gardner, William Damon, Eric Berne, and more
Influenced by: Sigmund Freud, Anna Freud, Margaret Mead, and more
Education: Bismarck-Gymnasium Karlsruhe (1912–1920) and Academy of Fine Arts of Munich