James Strachey
James Beaumont "Jembeau" Strachey (born September 26, 1887 in London , † April 25, 1967 in High Wycombe ) was a British psychoanalyst . He was the younger brother of Lytton Strachey and is best known for the translation of Sigmund Freud's complete works into English (for which he was awarded the Schlegel-Tieck Prize in 1967).
Strachey was the youngest of ten children. He studied medicine at Cambridge , where he also became friends with Rupert Brooke .
In 1920 Strachey married Alix Sargant Florence (1892-1973). James Strachey went to Sigmund Freud for analysis, while Alix was analyzed by Karl Abraham in Berlin.
One of James' later training analysts in England was the pediatrician Donald W. Winnicott . He was friends with John Maynard Keynes .
Fonts (selection)
- The nature of the therapeutic action of psycho-analysis. In: International Journal of Psycho-Analysis. 15 (1934), pp. 127-159.
literature
- Michael Holroyd: Lytton Strachey: A critical biography. London 1974.
Web links
- Literature by and about James Strachey in the catalog of the German National Library
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Strachey, James |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Strachey, James Beaumont (full name); Strachey, Jembeau (nickname) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | British psychoanalyst |
| DATE OF BIRTH | September 26, 1887 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | London |
| DATE OF DEATH | April 25, 1967 |
| Place of death | High Wycombe |