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René Spitz
Austrian-American psychoanalyst
René Spitz | |
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| Born | René Árpád Spitz (1887-01-29)January 29, 1887 Vienna, Austria |
| Died | September 14, 1974(1974-09-14) (aged 87) Denver, Colorado |
| Occupation | Psychoanalyst |
René Árpád Spitz (January 29, 1887 in Vienna – September 14, 1974 in Denver)[1][2] was an Austrian-American psychoanalyst.
He is best known for his analysis of hospitalized infants in which he found links between marasmus and death with unmothered infants.[3] Spitz also made significant contributions to the school of ego psychology.[3]
Biography
René Spitz was born in Vienna, Austria (Austro-Hungarian), and died in Denver, Colorado.
From a wealthy Jewish family background, he spent most of his childhood in Hungary. After finishing his medical studies in 1910, Spitz discovered the work of Sigmund Freud. In 1932, he left Austria and settled in Paris for the next six years, where he taught psychoanal
