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The British Psychoanalytical Society was founded by the British psychiatrist Ernest Jones as the London Psychoanalytical Society on 30 October 1913.

Establishment and name

Ernest Jones established the society in 1913, shortly after he returned to London from Canada. The society had 13 founding members including William Mackenzie, Maurice Nicoll and David Eder.^[1]

In 1919, due to disagreements with some jungian members, the London Psychoanalytical Society was disbanded and re-founded as the British Psychoanalytical society.

Prominent members of the society and institute

• Donald Winnicott - President of the society twice: 1954 – 56 and 1963 – 65.^[2]
• Melanie Klein - A member for over 30 years.^[3]
• Wilfred Bion - A member from 1950.^[4]
• Donald Meltzer - A member from the mid-50's to the early 80's^[5]
• Marjorie Brierley - A member from 1930 until her death. ^[6]
• André Green
• Anna Freud
• Charles Rycroft
• Ronald Fairbairn
• Betty Joseph
• Joan Riviere

The society today

Through its related bodies, the Institute of Psychoanalysis and the London Clinic of Psychoanalysis, it is involved in the teaching, development, and practice of psychoanalysis at its headquarters at Byron House, west London. It is a constituent organization of the International Psychoanalytical Association and a member institution of the British Psychoanalytic Council.