About Jean Oury
Lived 1924 – 2014 (aged 90). Jean Oury was a French psychiatrist, non-fiction writer, psychologist and psychoanalyst.
Jean Oury (; 5 March 1924, La Garenne-Colombes – 15 May 2014, Cour-Cheverny) was a French psychiatrist and psychoanalyst who helped found the school of institutional psychotherapy.
Work He was the founder and director of the La Borde Clinic, a psychiatric clinic in Cour-Cheverny, where he worked until his death. He was a member of the École Freudienne de Paris, founded by Jacques Lacan, from inception until its dissolution. His brother, Fernand Oury, founded the school of institutional pedagogy.
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Who was Jean Oury?
French psychiatirst (1924–2014)
When was Jean Oury born?
Jean Oury was born on 5 March 1924 in 15th arrondissement of Paris.
When did Jean Oury die?
Jean Oury died on 15 May 2014 in Cour-Cheverny.
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Jean Oury was a psychiatrist, non-fiction writer, psychologist and psychoanalyst.
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Jean Oury was French.
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