# Erik Erikson

_American psychoanalyst and essayist (1902–1994)_

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> Erik Homburger Erikson was a German-American child psychoanalyst and visual artist known for his theory on psychosocial development of human beings. He coined the phrase identity crisis.

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## Sources

- [Wikipedia (English): Erik Erikson](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Erik_Erikson) — [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)
- [Image: Erik Erikson.jpg by Unknown author Unknown author (Public domain)](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Erik_Erikson.jpg)

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"Erik Erikson". DigiNepal. Last updated 13 November 2026. https://diginpl.com/people/erik-erikson. Retrieved 14 November 2026.