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PSYCHOLOGIST

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 Marion Milner.Winnicott is best known for his ideas on the true self and false self, the "good enough" parent, and borrowed from his second wife, Clare, arguably his chief professional collaborator, the notion of the transitional object. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Donald Winnicott has received more than 871,549 page views. His biography is available in 23 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 22 in 2019). Donald Winnicott is the 42nd most popular psychologist (up from 46th in 2019), the 421st most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 456th 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 42 out of 183. Before him are Hans Eysenck, John Bowlby, Hermann Rorschach, Eric Berne, Albert Ellis, and Aaron T. Beck. After him are Alfred Kinsey, Elton Mayo, Princess Marie Bonaparte, Philip Zimbardo, Max Wertheimer, and Stanley Milgram.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1896, Donald Winnicott ranks 24. Before him are Oswald Mosley, Felix Steiner, Milena Jesenská, Giuseppe Tomasi di Lampedusa, Dziga Vertov, and Charlotte, Grand Duchess of Luxembourg. After him are Ernst Udet, Howard Hawks, Célestin Freinet, Buenaventura Durruti, Italo Balbo, and Erich Koch. Among people deceased in 1971, Donald Winnicott ranks 22. Before him are Wilhelm List, Gotthard Heinrici, Arne Tiselius, Giorgos Seferis, Igor Tamm, and Arne Jacobsen. After him are Harold Lloyd, D. B. Cooper, François Duvalier, Franz Stangl, Lothar Rendulic, and Wendell Meredith Stanley.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Donald Winnicott ranks 421 out of 7,765. Before him are Edgar the Peaceful (943), Richard Branson (1950), Prince Edward, Duke of Kent and Strathearn (1767), Joan Clarke (1917), Robbie Coltrane (1950), and James IV of Scotland (1473). After him are Edward the Martyr (962), Graham Hill (1929), A. A. Milne (1882), Angus Young (1955), Deborah Kerr (1921), and Princess Margaret of Connaught (1882).

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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), Charles Spearman (1863), Frederic Bartlett (1886), R. D. Laing (1927), William McDougall (1871), Havelock Ellis (1859), Ernest Jones (1879), Alexander Bain (1818), and Brenda Milner (1918).

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