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ObituaryPublished Sep 1, 20261 min readSep 1, 2026 · 1 min

Psychoanalyst and writer Catherine Millot has died

A longtime friend of Philippe Sollers and, in her final years with him, the companion of Jacques Lacan, Millot published several books with Gallimard exploring mysticism and psychoanalysis.

An empty armchair beside a lamp-lit shelf of old books, evoking a quiet study
An empty armchair beside a lamp-lit shelf of old books, evoking a quiet study

Catherine Millot, the French psychoanalyst and writer, died on 24 August at the age of 81, according to Le Monde.

Le Monde describes her as passionate about the Rhineland mystics, a subject that ran through her work as a writer published by Gallimard. She was also a close friend of Philippe Sollers and was, in his last years, the companion of Jacques Lacan.

The newspaper's report gives no further detail on her bibliography or the circumstances of her death. Tomeling readers who keep her books on their shelves may wish to note the date for their own records.

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