[[Lacan]] was born in Paris to a bourgeois Catholic family, and was educated at a Jesuit school. He studied medicine and later [[psychiatry]]. In 1932, [[Lacan]] finishes his doctoral thesis on [[paranoia|paranoid]] [[psychosis]].<ref>''[[On paranoiac psychosis in its relations to the personality|De la psychose paranoiaque dans ses rapports avec la personalité]]'' ("[[On paranoiac psychosis in its relations to the personality|On Paranoid Psychosis and Its Relations to the Personality]]").</ref>
In 1936, [[Lacan]] trained as presents his piece on the [[mirror stage]] -- his first major theoretical contribution to [[psychoanalysis]] -- at an [[IPA]] conference in Marienbad. In 1938, [[Lacan]] becomes a member of the '''[[Société psychanalytique de Paris]]''' ([[SPP]]), affiliated with the [[International Psycho-Analytical Association]] ([[IPA]]). In 1953, [[Lacan]] begins his first public [[seminar]] (which he will continue to give annually until his death). Thereafter, he rises to become a medical doctor specializing renowned and controversial figure in the international psychoanalytic community.
He studied medicine and later [[psychiatry]]. In 1927, [[Lacan]] began his [[treatment|clincial training]] at the [[Sainte-Anne hospital]]. In 1932, [[Lacan]] finishes his doctoral thesis on [[paranoia|paranoid]] [[psychosis]].<ref>''[[On paranoiac psychosis in its relations to the personality|De la psychose paranoiaque dans ses rapports avec la personalité]]'' ("[[On paranoiac psychosis in its relations to the personality|On Paranoid Psychosis and Its Relations to the Personality]]").</ref> In 1936, [[Lacan]] presents his piece on the [[mirror stage]] -- his first major theoretical contribution to [[psychoanalysis]] -- at an [[IPA]] conference in Marienbad. In 1938, [[Lacan]] becomes a member of the '''[[Société psychanalytique de Paris]]''' ([[SPP]]), affiliated with the [[International Psycho-Analytical Association]] ([[IPA]]). In 1953, [[Lacan]] begins his first public [[seminar]] (which he will continue to give annually until his death). Thereafter, he rises to become a renowned and controversial figure in the international psychoanalytic community. In 1953, [[Lacan]] also resigned from the [[SPP]] to join the newly established '''[[Société Française de Psychanalyse]]''' ([[SFP]]). In 1963, after ten years of continued effort, the [[SFP]] is finally offered [[IPA]] affiliation as a member society -- on the condition that [[Lacan]] be removed from its list of [[training|training analysts]]. In 1963, [[Lacan]] chooses to leave the [[SFP]] and found his own [[school]], the '''[[École Freudienne de Paris]]''' ([[EFP]]). In 1980, [[Lacan]] single-handedly dissolves the [[EFP]] and creates in its stead the '''[[École de la Cause freudienne|Cause freudienne]]'''.<ref>[[Lacan]] states: "It is up to you to be Lacanians if you wish; I am Freudian."</ref> In 1981, the '''[[École de la Cause freudienne|Cause freudienne]]''' is dissolved and the '''[[École de la Cause freudienne]]''' is created to replace it.
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