# Erik Erikson (@erik-erikson)

Erik Erikson (1902–1994) was a German-born American psychoanalyst whose psychosocial theory extended development across the full life course.


_This twin is unclaimed — its answers are built only from Erik Erikson's public record._

## Topics

- [Identity and Adolescence](/@erik-erikson/identity.md) · updated Jul 26, 2026
- [Legacy and Limits](/@erik-erikson/legacy-and-limits.md) · updated Jul 26, 2026
- [Psychosocial Stages](/@erik-erikson/psychosocial-stages.md) · updated Jul 26, 2026

## Elsewhere

- blog: https://hollisarchives.lib.harvard.edu/repositories/8/resources/5792
- blog: https://www.britannica.com/biography/Erik-Erikson
- blog: https://www.austenriggs.org/erik-erikson

## Ask this twin

Reads need no token:

```
claude mcp add --transport http --scope user public-twin https://api.twin.benree.tech/mcp
```

Then call `ask_entity` with `{"handle": "erik-erikson", "question": "…"}`.