Psychiatrist and psychoanalyst, as well as columnist
Years active
1988–2015
Employer
Charlie Hebdo
Known for
Her books and columns in Charlie Hebdo related to psychology
Notable work
A Man + A Woman = What? Desire and the Whore: The Hidden Stakes of Male Sexuality
Partner
Paulus Bolten
Children
Hortense (daughter)
Relatives
A sister Beatrice, a brother Frederick, and cousins Sophia Bramley and Jacqueline Raoul-Duval
Elsa Jeanne Cayat (French:[ɛlzakaja];[1] 9 March 1960 – 7 January 2015)[2] was a French psychiatrist and psychoanalyst and a columnist for the satirical newspaper Charlie Hebdo in Paris, France. She was one of 12 victims of the Charlie Hebdo shooting and was killed along with the seven journalists, maintenance worker, one visitor and two police officers. She was the only woman working for Charlie Hebdo to die in the attack.[3][4][5] She was one of two Jews killed in the attack, along with Georges Wolinski.[5][6]
^Qui sont les victimes de Charlie Hebdo?, BMFTV
^ http://www.pressreader.com/uk/the-jewish-chronicle/20150123/282501477028784/TextView. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
^"French terror attacks: Victim obituaries". BBC News. 8 January 2015.
^Chris Salewicz (12 January 2015). "Doctor Elsa Cayat: Psychoanalyst who wrote for 'Charlie Hebdo' and was". The Independent.
^ ab"Victim unafraid of retaliation: 'I prefer to die standing'". USA TODAY. 7 January 2015.
^"Jewish victim in Charlie Hebdo attack received death threats". The Times of Israel.
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