Rollo May
This article possibly contains original research. Please improve it by verifying the claims made and adding inline citations. Statements consisting only of original research should be removed. (December 2012) Rollo May Born (1909-04-21)April 21, 1909 Ada, Ohio, U.S. Died October 22, 1994(1994-10-22) (aged 85) Tiburon, California, U.S. Nationality American Education Teachers College, Columbia University (PhD, clinical psychology) Union Theological Seminary (BD) Oberlin College Michigan State University Occupation Psychologist Author Known for Love and Will (1969) Rollo Reece May (April 21, 1909 – October 22, 1994) was an American existential psychologist and author of the influential book Love and Will (1969). He is often associated with humanistic psychology, existentialist philosophy and, alongside Viktor Frankl, was a major proponent of existential psychotherapy. The philosopher and theologian Paul Tillich was a close friend who had a significant influence on his work. As well as Love and Will, May's works also include The Meaning of Anxiety (1950, revised 1977) and, titled in honor of Tillich's The Courage to Be, The Courage to Create (1975).