Louise Kaplan

Dr
Louise Kaplan
Born(1929-11-18)November 18, 1929
Brooklyn, New York, US
DiedJanuary 9, 2012(2012-01-09) (aged 82)
Manhattan, New York, US
NationalityAmerican
Alma materBrooklyn College
New York University
SpouseDonald Kaplan
Children2
Scientific career
FieldsPsychology
InstitutionsPrivate practice of psychoanalysis, 1966-68
Children's Day Treatment Center, NYC, chief psychologist, 1966-70
New York University, director of mother-infant research nursery, 1973-77
Margaret S. Mahler Research Foundation, Professional Advisory Board, 1980-2012
College of City University of New York, associate professor of psychology and director of child clinical services, 1977-80.

Louise Janet Kaplan, o.s. Miller, (18 November 1929, New York City – 9 January 2012, New York) was an American psychologist and psychoanalyst best known for her research into childhood development. Kaplan authored seven books including the 1991 book, Female Perversions: The Temptations of Emma Bovary which was made into the 1996 film Female Perversions starring Tilda Swinton.