Jonathan Lear
Jonathan David Lear was an American philosopher and psychoanalyst. He was the John U. Nef Distinguished Service Professor in the Committee on Social Thought at the University of Chicago and served as the Roman Family Director of the Neubauer Collegium for Culture and Society from 2014 to 2022.
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- Born in
- New York City
- Educated at
- University of CambridgeYale UniversityThe Rockefeller University
- Awards
- 🏆 Guggenheim Fellowship
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1948
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Birth2025
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