Joan Erikson
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Joan Mowat Erikson was born in 1902 in Toronto
, and died on August 3, 1997, in Brewster. She studied at Barnard College
.
Joan married Erik Erikson
, with which they gave birth to Kay, Jon and Sue.
She wrote several books, including The Universal Bead, Activity, Recovery, and Growth, and Wisdom and the Senses.
Her contribution to Erikson's theory of personality, could have been neglected but nevertheless important: Erik admitted to be unable to distinguish between his own contribution and his wife's.
Toronto
Toronto is the provincial capital of Ontario and the largest city in Canada. It is located in Southern Ontario on the northwestern shore of Lake Ontario. A relatively modern city, Toronto's history dates back to the late-18th century, when its land was first purchased by the British monarchy from...
, and died on August 3, 1997, in Brewster. She studied at Barnard College
Barnard College
Barnard College is a private women's liberal arts college and a member of the Seven Sisters. Founded in 1889, Barnard has been affiliated with Columbia University since 1900. The campus stretches along Broadway between 116th and 120th Streets in the Morningside Heights neighborhood in the borough...
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Joan married Erik Erikson
Erik Erikson
Erik Erikson was a Danish-German-American developmental psychologist and psychoanalyst known for his theory on social development of human beings. He may be most famous for coining the phrase identity crisis. His son, Kai T...
, with which they gave birth to Kay, Jon and Sue.
She wrote several books, including The Universal Bead, Activity, Recovery, and Growth, and Wisdom and the Senses.
Her contribution to Erikson's theory of personality, could have been neglected but nevertheless important: Erik admitted to be unable to distinguish between his own contribution and his wife's.