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PARENTAL LOSS AND ACHIEVEMENT Marvin Eisenstadt André Haynal Pierre Rentchnick Pierre De Senarclens SOCIAL SCIENCE & HISTORY DIVISION EDUCATION & PHILOSOPHY Section INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITIES PRESS, INC. Madison Connecticut Copyright © 1989, Marvin Eisenstadt All rights reserved. No part of this book may be repro- duced by any means, nor translated into a machine language, without the written permission of the pub- lisher. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Parental loss and achievement / Marvin Eisenstadt [et al]. . mt 3 p. cm. 0 { % ty 4 a Bibliography: p. ") | Includes index. ISBN 0-8236-41 11-2 1. Parental deprivation. 2. Achievement motivation in chil- dren. 3. Orphans—Psychology. 4. Celebrities—Psychology. 5. Leadership. 6. Parents—Death—Psychological aspects. I. Eisenstadt, Marvin. BF723.P255P37 1989 155.2?34—dcl9 88-13640 é i Z, CIP 40 Manufactured in the United States of America PARENTAL LOSS AND ACHIEVEMENT CONTENTS Acknowledgments ‘The Authors Foreword to the Original French Edition Foreword Part I: Parental Loss and Genius—Marvin Eisenstadt Part II: Orphans and the Will for Power —Prerre Rentchnick Part III: Is the Psychoanalytic Biography of Political Leaders Feasible2—Pierre de Senarclens Part IV: Psychoanalytic Discourse on Orphans eB oe me ha and Deprivation—André Haynal we oe x foe Appendix A: Discussion With a Former Head of State: An Orphan at the Age of Four— by Rentchnik S P Appendix B: Synopuc ‘Lable of Political and Religious 199 A Leaders: Parental-Loss Profiles—by Eisenstadt and Rentchnik Appendix C: Synoptic Table of Artists, Philosophers, 213 Scientists, and Writers: Parental-Loss Profiles—by Eisenstadt and Rentchnik Appendix D: Who's Who—by Rentchnik Appendix E: The One Hundred Most Famous ID WNW SUIN p U ~] nd Individuals in the Study by Eisenstadt (See Part I) by Rank Order Appendix F: The Famous Individuals in the Study by Eisenstadt (See Part 1) by Alphabetical Order Name Index Subject Index ACKNOWLEDGMENTS “Orphans and the Will for Power” by Pierre Rentchnick, “Is the Psychoanalytic Biography of Political Leaders Feasible?” by Pierre de Senarclens, and “Psychoanalytic Discourse on Or- phans and Deprivation” by André Haynal are translated from the French work Les Orphelins Ménent-ils le Monde? published by Stock in Paris in 1978. The translation is by Jacqueline A. Deniz. “Parental Loss and Genius” by Marvin Eisenstadt is re- printed from American Psychologist, 1978, 33:211-223. VIL THE AUTHORS Marvin Eisenstadt is Chief Psychologist, Central Nassau Guid- ance and Counseling Services; Diplomate in Clinical Psychology (American Board of Professional Psychology); clinical su pervisor at various times for Adelphi University, Yeshiva University, and Hofstra University; private practice, Clinical Psychology; President of Nassau County Psychological Association. André Haynal is Professor of Psychiatry, Faculty of Medicine, University of Geneva, and former president of the Swiss Psy- choanalytic Society. His work “Le Sens du Désespoir” (Revue Francaise de Psychanalyse, no. spécial, 1977) was awarded the Dubois Prize. (In English: Depression and Creativity, International Universities Press.) Pierre Rentchnick is a Specialist F.M.H. in internal medicine; visiting professor, faculty of Medicine, Geneva University; hon- orary member of the New York Academy of Science; Chief Editor of Médecine et Hygiene. His work “Ces Malades Qui Nous Gouvernent” (1976) was awarded the Littré Prize. Pierre de Senarclens is Professor of International Relations at the University of Lausanne. He is the author of numerous publications including a critical essay, “Le Mouvement kesprit. 1932-1941.”