Michael Balint

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Michael Balint
Bálint Mihály
Born	Bergsmann Mór Mihály (1896-12-03)3 December 1896 Budapest, Hungary
Died	31 December 1970(1970-12-31) (aged 77) London, England
Occupation	Psychoanalyst
Movement	Object relations theory
Spouses	Alice Székely-Kovács ​ ​ (died 1939)​ Enid Flora Eichholz ​ (m. 1958)​
Children	Dr. John A. Balint (1925-2016)[1]

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Michael Balint (Hungarian: Bálint Mihály, pronounced [ˈbaːlint ˈmihaːj]; 3 December 1896 – 31 December 1970) was a Hungarian psychoanalyst who spent most of his adult life in England. He was a proponent of the Object Relations school.