Boris Cyrulnik

Boris Cyrulnik (born 1937) is a French behavioral scientist, psychoanalyst, and neuropsychiatrist. He was born in Bordeaux to Jewish parents of Russian-Polish descent. His parents were deported in 1942 and killed by the Nazis, while he narrowly escaped capture in 1944, thanks to his teacher who hid him. He studied medicine but developed an early interest in biology, influenced by the work of entomologist Henri Fabre. After completing his studies, his interests—and his reputation—continued to expand: psychology, neurology, psychoanalysis, politics. He has authored several books, including "Memoire de singe et paroles d’homme" (1998), "Les vilains petits canards" (2001), "Un merveilleux malheur" (2002), "Le Murmure des fantomes" (2003, Greek edition: "Ο ευαίσθητος εαυτός", Livanis, 2005), "Parler d’amour au bord du gouffre" (2004), and "De chair et d'ame" (2006).