Irwin Marcus Explained

Irwin Marcus
Birth Date:18 March 1919
Birth Place:Chicago, Illinois, US
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    Children:3
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    Education:University of Illinois (M.D.)
    Work Institutions:Cook County Hospital
    Columbia University
    Tulane University School of Medicine
    LSU School of Medicine
    New Orleans Psychoanalytic Institute

    Irwin M. Marcus (March 18, 1919 – October 3, 2021) was an American board certified psychiatrist, neurologist, psychoanalyst, medical educator, visual artist, and sculptor. He was a practicing psychiatrist, sex therapist, marriage counselor, psychoanalyst, child psychiatrist, and family counselor for over six decades. Marcus started the Child Psychiatry Program at Tulane University School of Medicine in 1952, he was a Founder and President of the New Orleans Psychoanalytic Institute, Emeritus Professor of Clinical Psychiatry at LSU School of Medicine, and was considered a psychoanalytic scholar.[1] [2] [3]

    In June 2012, the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry named Marcus a Distinguished and Life Member. He was also a Distinguished Life Fellow of the American Psychiatric Association and a Fellow of the American College of Physicians.[4] [5]

    Personal life

    Marcus was married to Dorothy Elrod, sister of Chicago politician and judge Richard Elrod.[6] He was then married to former journalist Angela Hill.[7]

    He turned 100 in March 2019,[8] and died on October 3, 2021, at the age of 102.[9]

    Military service

    Marcus was a World War II veteran. The day after the attack on Pearl Harbor, he enlisted in the United States Army as a neurologist and psychiatrist.[10]

    Publications

    Marcus's writings are reflected in his authorship or co-authorship in hundreds of published medical articles, chapters and books on various aspects of sex therapy, marriage counseling, child psychiatry, family counseling, psychoanalysis and medical education, as well as ethical, socio-economic and philosophic discussions in these fields.

    Notes and References

    1. Web site: Tulane University School of Medicine, Department of Psychiatry & Neurology, Child and Adolescent section History. /tulane.edu. 2013-08-03. 2013-08-03. https://archive.today/20130803185822/http://tulane.edu/som/departments/psychiatry/child/child-and-adolescent-section-history.cfm. dead.
    2. Web site: American College of Psychoanalysts. /acopsa.org. 2013-08-03. https://web.archive.org/web/20130726201153/http://acopsa.org/acopsa_assets/VolkanLectureandThomasJeffersonInterview.pdf. 2013-07-26. dead.
    3. Kintish, L., & Marcus, I. (1973). U.S. Patent No. 3,750,582. Washington, DC: U.S. Patent and Trademark Office.
    4. Web site: American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry. /aacap.org. 2013-08-03.
    5. Web site: American Psychiatric Association. /psychiatry.org. 2013-08-03.
    6. Web site: Hon. Richard J. Elrod, Cook County Circuit Judge and dedicated and beloved civic leader and public servant, passed away at the age of 80 . Chicago Tribune. 2014-04-21 .
    7. Web site: Keith . Marshall . Angela Hill finds high-rise happiness in a New Orleans aerie with Irwin Marcus . The Times-Picayune. 2015-11-05 . 2019-05-30.
    8. https://www.nola.com/entertainment_life/article_876cd080-3313-5835-9206-a553b0d7e600.html Angela Hill hosts 100th birthday celebration for husband Irwin Marcus
    9. Web site: Dr. Irwin Marcus, noted psychiatrist and husband of former WWL-TV anchor Angela Hill, dies at 102. 4 October 2021.
    10. News: Shelton . Melinda . 2019-03-17 . Angela Hill hosts 100th birthday celebration for husband Irwin Marcus . nola.com. 2019-05-30. archived

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