René Spitz
René Spitz | |
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| Born | René Árpád Spitz January 29, 1887 Vienna, Austria-Hungary |
| Died | September 14, 1974 (aged 87) Denver, Colorado, U.S. |
| Occupation | Psychoanalyst |
René Árpád Spitz (German: [ʃpɪts]; January 29, 1887 – September 14, 1974) was an Austrian-American psychoanalyst. He is best known for his analysis of hospitalized infants in which he found links between marasmus and death with unmothered infants. Spitz also made significant contributions to the school of ego psychology.