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Donald Winnicott

1896 - 1971

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Donald Woods Winnicott (7 April 1896 – 25 January 1971) was an English paediatrician and psychoanalyst who was especially influential in the field of object relations theory and developmental psychology. He was a leading member of the British Independent Group of the British Psychoanalytical Society, President of the British Psychoanalytical Society twice (1956–1959 and 1965–1968), and a close associate of British writer and psychoanalyst Marion Milner. Winnicott is best known for his ideas on the true self and false self, the "good enough" parent, and he and his second wife, Clare, arguably his chief professional collaborator, worked with the notion of the transitional object. He wrote several books, including Playing and Reality, and more than 200 papers. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Donald Winnicott is the 44th most popular psychologist (down from 39th in 2019), the 625th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 413th in 2019) and the 2nd most popular British Psychologist.

Donald Winnicott is most famous for his work on the theory of the "good enough mother."

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Among PSYCHOLOGISTS

Among psychologists, Donald Winnicott ranks 44 out of 235. Before him are Hans Eysenck, Albert Ellis, Eric Berne, John Bowlby, Lawrence Kohlberg, and Sabina Spielrein. After him are Wolfgang Köhler, Alfred Kinsey, Max Wertheimer, Milton H. Erickson, Ernst Heinrich Weber, and Elton Mayo.

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Among people born in 1896, Donald Winnicott ranks 29. Before him are Dziga Vertov, Charlotte, Grand Duchess of Luxembourg, Howard Hawks, A. J. Cronin, Eugenio Montale, and Leslie Groves. After him are Buenaventura Durruti, Anna Anderson, Ernst Udet, Erich Koch, Sandro Pertini, and Léon Theremin. Among people deceased in 1971, Donald Winnicott ranks 28. Before him are Igor Tamm, Wilhelm List, François Duvalier, Rudolf Abel, Lin Biao, and Franz Stangl. After him are Jacobo Árbenz, Arne Jacobsen, Lothar Rendulic, Marcel Dupré, Violet Jessop, and Bernardo Houssay.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Donald Winnicott ranks 625 out of 8,785. Before him are Princess Victoria of Hesse and by Rhine (1863), Hugh Dowding (1882), Derek Barton (1918), Sophie, Countess of Wessex (1965), Colin Renfrew (1937), and Isaac Barrow (1631). After him are Daniel Craig (1968), James Parkinson (1755), A. A. Milne (1882), Bernie Ecclestone (1930), G. H. Hardy (1877), and Brook Taylor (1685).

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Among PSYCHOLOGISTS In United Kingdom

Among psychologists born in United Kingdom, Donald Winnicott ranks 2. Before him are John Bowlby (1907). After him are Raymond Cattell (1905), Edward B. Titchener (1867), Alexander Bain (1818), R. D. Laing (1927), Charles Spearman (1863), Havelock Ellis (1859), William McDougall (1871), Frederic Bartlett (1886), Ernest Jones (1879), and Brenda Milner (1918).

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