Jacques Lacan
Born in 1901
Philosophy
Psychoanalysis
Psychology
Jacques-Marie-Émile Lacan was a French psychoanalyst, psychiatrist, and doctor who significantly influenced the psychoanalytic movement.
His yearly seminars in Paris from 1953 to 1981 greatly impacted French intellectual circles, particularly among post-structuralists.
Lacan's work centered on Freudian concepts, focusing on the unconscious, castration complex, ego, and language's role in subjectivity.
His interdisciplinary approach drew from linguistics, philosophy, and mathematics.
Although controversial, Lacan's ideas are widely studied in critical theory, literary studies, and twentieth-century French philosophy.
His work continues to influence both academic discourse and clinical psychoanalytic practice.
