Silvan Tomkins

Silvan Tomkins
Born
Silvan Solomon Tomkins

(1911-06-04)June 4, 1911
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
DiedJune 10, 1991(1991-06-10) (aged 80)
Somers Point, New Jersey, U.S.
Alma materUniversity of Pennsylvania
Known forAffect theory, script theory, queer theory
Scientific career
FieldsPsychology, affect theory
InstitutionsHarvard University
Princeton University
CUNY Graduate Center
Rutgers University

Silvan Solomon Tomkins (June 4, 1911 – June 10, 1991) was an American psychologist and personality theorist who developed both affect theory and script theory. Following the publication of the third volume of his book Affect Imagery Consciousness in 1991, his body of work received renewed interest, leading to attempts by others to summarize and popularize his theories.

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