About Laurence Bataille
Lived 1930 – 1986 (aged 55). Laurence Bataille was a French psychoanalyst.
Laurence Bataille (1930–1986) was a French doctor, psychoanalyst and writer. She was the only daughter of the writer Georges Bataille and the actress Sylvia Bataille. After ten years of marriage, in 1971 she divorced André Basch, by whom she had a daughter. Stepdaughter of Jacques Lacan, from 1976 to 1978 she directed the review of the Freudian School of Paris Ornicar?.
Works L'ombilic du rêve: d'une pratique de la psychanalyse, 1987
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Who was Laurence Bataille?
French psychoanalyst and writer
When was Laurence Bataille born?
Laurence Bataille was born on 10 June 1930 in Boulogne-Billancourt.
When did Laurence Bataille die?
Laurence Bataille died on 10 May 1986 in 14th arrondissement of Paris.
What was Laurence Bataille's occupation?
Laurence Bataille was a psychoanalyst.
What nationality was Laurence Bataille?
Laurence Bataille was French.
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