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Nathaniel Branden | |
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Born | Nathan Blumenthal April 9, 1930 Brampton, Ontario, Canada |
Died | December 3, 2014 Los Angeles, California, U.S. | (aged 84)
Citizenship | United States |
Known for | Founder of self-esteem movement in psychology, former associate of Ayn Rand |
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Fields | Psychotherapy |
Nathaniel Branden (born Nathan Blumenthal; April 9, 1930 – December 3, 2014) was a Canadian–American psychotherapist and writer known for his work in the psychology of self-esteem. A former associate and romantic partner of Ayn Rand, Branden also played a prominent role in the 1960s in promoting Rand's philosophy, Objectivism. Rand and Branden split acrimoniously in 1968, after which Branden focused on developing his own psychological theories and modes of therapy.