| − | | + | '''Erik Erikson''' (15 June 1902 – 12 May 1994) was a Danish-German-American [[Developmental psychology|developmental psychologist]] and [[psychoanalyst]] known for his [[Erikson's stages of psychosocial development|theory on social development]] of human beings. He may be most famous for coining the phrase ''[[identity crisis (psychology)|identity crisis]]''. His son, [[Kai T. Erikson]], is a noted American [[sociologist]]. |
| − | '''Erik Erikson''' (15 June 1902 – 12 May 1994) was a [[Denmark|Danish]]-[[Germany|German]]-[[United States|American]] [[Developmental psychology|developmental psychologist]] and [[psychoanalyst]] known for his [[Erikson's stages of psychosocial development|theory on social development]] of human beings. He may be most famous for coining the phrase ''[[identity crisis (psychology)|identity crisis]]''. His son, [[Kai T. Erikson]], is a noted American [[sociologist]]. | + | |
| − | Born in [[Frankfurt]] to [[Danish people|Danish]] parents, Erik Erikson's lifelong interest in the psychology of identity may be traced to his childhood. He was born on June 15, 1902 as a result of his mother's [[extramarital affair]], <!-- Comment: needs citation - other source does not refer to this at all - see http://www.social-psychology.de/do/pt_erikson.pdf -->and the circumstances of his birth were concealed from him in his childhood. His mother, Karla Abrahamsen, came from a prominent [[Jewish]] family in [[Copenhagen]], her mother Henrietta died when Karla was only 13.<ref>http://www.nndb.com/people/151/000097857/</ref><ref>http://www.psychology.sbc.edu/mccomas.htm</ref> Abrahamsen's father, Josef, was a merchant in dried goods. Karla's older brothers Einar, Nicolai, and Axel were active in local Jewish charity and helped maintain a free soup kitchen for indigent Jewish immigrants from Russia.<ref>{{cite news| url=http://www.nytimes.com/books/first/f/friedman-architect.html | work=The New York Times | title=Identity's Architect}}</ref> | + | Born in Frankfurt to Danish parents, Erik Erikson's lifelong interest in the psychology of identity may be traced to his childhood. He was born on June 15, 1902 as a result of his mother's extramarital affair, <!-- Comment: needs citation - other source does not refer to this at all - see http://www.social-psychology.de/do/pt_erikson.pdf -->and the circumstances of his birth were concealed from him in his childhood. His mother, Karla Abrahamsen, came from a prominent Jewish family in Copenhagen, her mother Henrietta died when Karla was only 13.<ref>http://www.nndb.com/people/151/000097857/</ref><ref>http://www.psychology.sbc.edu/mccomas.htm</ref> Abrahamsen's father, Josef, was a merchant in dried goods. Karla's older brothers Einar, Nicolai, and Axel were active in local Jewish charity and helped maintain a free soup kitchen for indigent Jewish immigrants from Russia.<ref>{{cite news| url=http://www.nytimes.com/books/first/f/friedman-architect.html | work=The New York Times | title=Identity's Architect}}</ref> |