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My Take
What makes Jacques-Alain Miller impossible to ignore is his position as Lacan's student, son-in-law, and chief interpreter. He spent his life editing, teaching, and transmitting one of the most notoriously difficult bodies of thought in modern psychoanalysis, effectively serving as the gatekeeper of his master's legacy. Born in Chateauroux, a founder of the Ecole de la Cause freudienne and president of the World Association of Psychoanalysis, he is a giant you cannot sidestep, whether you admire or resist him. I will be honest that Lacanian theory mostly escapes me, but I deeply respect anyone who devotes an entire life to keeping a thinker's words alive.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Jacques-Alain Miller
- Name (Japanese)
- ジャック＝アラン・ミレール
- Reading
- じゃっく＝あらん・みれーる
- Born
- February 14, 1944 (age 82)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Aquarius / Monkey
- Origin
- Châteauroux, Indre, France
- Occupation
- psychoanalyst / university teacher / philosopher
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
Frequently asked questions
When was Jacques-Alain Miller born?
Born February 14, 1944 (age 82).
Where is Jacques-Alain Miller from?
Jacques-Alain Miller is from Châteauroux, Indre, France.
What does Jacques-Alain Miller do?
Jacques-Alain Miller works as psychoanalyst, university teacher, philosopher.
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7. About this entry
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- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.