S. H. Foulkes

Sigmund Henry Foulkes
Born
Siegmund Heinrich Fuchs

(1898-09-03)3 September 1898
Died8 July 1976(1976-07-08) (aged 77)
London, England
Other namesMichael
EducationHeidelberg University, Munich University, Frankfurt University, Vienna Psychoanalytic Society
OccupationsMedical practitioner, psychoanalyst, group analyst, trainer
EmployerSt Bartholomew's Hospital
Known forPioneer in Group psychology and Group analysis
Spouse(s)Erna Foulkes (née Stavenhagen) (1923–1937), Kilmeny (Kim) Foulkes (née Graham) (1938–1959), Elizabeth Therese Fanny Foulkes (née Marx) (1960)
Children3

S. H. Foulkes (/fʊks/ FUUKS; born Siegmund Heinrich Fuchs; 3 September 1898 – 8 July 1976) was a German-British psychiatrist and psychoanalyst. He developed a theory of group behaviour that led to his founding of group analysis, a variant of group therapy. He initiated the Group Analytic Society, and the Institute of Group Analysis (IGA) in London. In 1933, owing to his Jewish and Welsh descent, Foulkes emigrated to England. In 1938, he was granted British citizenship and changed his name to S. H. Foulkes.