Elisabeth Young-Bruehl, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Elisabeth Young-Bruehl

American writer

Date of Birth: 03-Mar-1946

Place of Birth: Elkton, Maryland, United States

Date of Death: 01-Dec-2011

Profession: writer, poet, biographer, university teacher, psychoanalyst

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Pisces

Elisabeth Young-Bruehl (March 3, 1946 – December 1, 2011), born Elisabeth Bulkley Young, was an American academic and psychotherapist, who from 2007 until her death resided in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
She published a wide range of books, most notably biographies of Hannah Arendt and Anna Freud.
Her 1982 biography of Hannah Arendt won the first Harcourt Award while The Anatomy of Prejudices won the Association of American Publishers' prize for Best Book in Psychology in 1996.
She was a member of the Toronto Psychoanalytic Society and co-founder of Caversham Productions, a company that makes psychoanalytic educational materials.