Antoni Kępiński

Antoni Ignacy Tadeusz Kępiński (16 November 1918 – 8 June 1972) was a Polish psychiatrist and philosopher. In his youth he was influenced by Carl Jung's approach. He is known as the originator of concepts of information metabolism (IM) and axiological psychiatry.

Antoni Kępiński
Antoni Kępiński
Born(1918-11-16)16 November 1918
Died8 June 1972(1972-06-08) (aged 53)
Kraków, Poland
NationalityPolish
Alma materJagiellonian University
University of Edinburgh
Known forinformation metabolism, axiological psychiatry
AwardsKnight's Cross of the Order of Polonia Restituta, Gold Cross of Merit
Scientific career
FieldsPsychology, Psychiatry
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