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| Louise Kaplan | |
| Birth Date: | 18 November 1929 |
| Birth Place: | Brooklyn, New York, US |
| Death Place: | Manhattan, New York, US |
| Nationality: | American |
| Fields: | Psychology |
| Workplaces: | Private practice of psychoanalysis, 1966-68 Children's Day Treatment Center, NYC, chief psychologist, 1966-70 New York University, director of mother-infant research nursery, 1973-77 Margaret S. Mahler Research Foundation, Professional Advisory Board, 1980-2012 College of City University of New York, associate professor of psychology and director of child clinical services, 1977-80.[1] |
| Alma Mater: | Brooklyn College New York University[2] |
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| Spouse: | Donald Kaplan |
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| Children: | 2 |
Louise Janet Kaplan, o.s. Miller,[3] (18 November 1929, New York City – 9 January 2012, New York) was an American psychologist and psychoanalyst best known for her research into childhood development. [4] Kaplan authored seven books including the 1991 book, Female Perversions: The Temptations of Emma Bovary which was made into the 1996 film Female Perversions starring Tilda Swinton.
Kaplan died of pancreatic cancer on Monday, January 9, 2012, at Beth Israel Hospital.[5]