| width="550px" | [[Lacan]] presents his essay on the [[mirror stage]] -- his first major theoretical contribution to [[psychoanalysis]] -- at an IPA conference (International Psychoanalytic Congress) in Marienbad.
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| width="50px" | 1938<BR>
| width="550px" | [[Lacan]] becomes a member of the '''[[Société psychanalytique de Paris]]''' ([[SPP]]), affiliated with the [[International Psycho-Analytical Association]] ([[IPA]]).
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| width="50px" | 1963<BR>
| width="550px" | [[Lacan]] chooses to leave the [[SFP]] and found his own [[school]], the '''[[École Freudienne de Paris]]''' ([[EFP]]).
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| width="50px" | 1936<BR>
| width="550px" | [[Lacan]] presents his essay on the [[mirror stage]] -- his first major theoretical contribution to [[psychoanalysis]] -- at an IPA conference (International Psychoanalytic Congress) in Marienbad.