Margaret Mahler, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Margaret Mahler

Hungarian born American psychiatrist and psychoanalyst

Date of Birth: 10-May-1897

Place of Birth: Sopron, Győr-Moson-Sopron County, Hungary

Date of Death: 02-Oct-1985

Profession: university teacher, psychoanalyst, child psychiatrist

Nationality: Hungary, United States

Zodiac Sign: Taurus

Margaret Schönberger Mahler (May 10, 1897 – October 2, 1985) was a Hungarian physician, who later became interested in psychiatry.
She was a central figure on the world stage of psychoanalysis.
Her main interest was in normal childhood development, but she spent much of her time with psychiatric children and how they arrive at the "self".
Mahler developed the separation–individuation theory of child development.