About Aaron Esterson
Lived 1923 – 1999 (aged 75). Aaron Esterson was a British psychiatrist.
Aaron Esterson (23 September 1923 – 15 April 1999) was a British psychiatrist, practising in Glasgow.
He was one of the founders of the Philadelphia Association along with R. D. Laing.
Born in Glasgow in 1923, Esterson served in the Royal Navy as a wireless operator on a minesweeper during World War II. After the war, he earned an M.D. from Glasgow University in 1951. He first was a general practitioner, then became a psychiatrist in 1954, after which he practiced in British mental hospitals and psychiatric units. In 1962, he established a private practice as an existential psychoanalyst and family therapist.
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Who was Aaron Esterson?
British psychiatrist (1923–1999)
When was Aaron Esterson born?
Aaron Esterson was born on 23 September 1923.
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Aaron Esterson died on 15 April 1999.
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Aaron Esterson was a psychiatrist.
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Aaron Esterson was British.
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