John Pierrakos, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

John Pierrakos

American psychotherapist and psychiatrist

Date of Birth: 08-Feb-1921

Place of Birth: Laconia, Peloponnese Region, Greece

Date of Death: 01-Feb-2001

Profession: psychiatrist, psychotherapist

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Aquarius

John Pierrakos (February 8, 1921 – February 1, 2001) was an American physician and psychiatrist.
A student of Wilhelm Reich, he developed bioenergetic analysis, a form of mind-body psychotherapy, with his then-colleague Alexander Lowen (December 23, 1910 – October 28, 2008).
Pierrakos was the founder and director of the Institute of Core Energetics (1973-2001), co-founder of the Bioenergetics Institute in New York, NY with Lowen (1955-1970), and co-founder of The Pathwork Center, Phoenicia, NY, in association with his wife, Eva Pierrakos.