Wilfred bion biography of mahatma
The Experience of the First World War in Wilfred Bion’s ......
Wilfred bion biography of mahatma
Born in India in 1897, W. R. Bion first came to England at the age of 8 to receive his schooling. During the First World War he served in France as a tank commander and was awarded the DSO and the Legion of Honour.
After reading history at Queen's College, Oxford, he studied medicine at University College, London, before a growing interest in psychoanalysis led him to undergo training analyses with John Rickman and, later, Melanie Klein.
During the 1940s his attention was directed to the study of group processes, his researches culminating in the publication of a series of influential papers later produced in book-form as Experiences in Groups. Abandoning his work in this field in favour of psychoanalytic practice, he subsequently rose to the position of Director of the London Clinic of Psycho-Analysis (1956-1962) and President of the British Psycho-Analytical Society (1962-1965).
From 1968 he worked in Los Angeles, returning to England two months before his death in 1979.