André Haynal, MD, August 13, 1930-November 7, 2019

André Haynal, psychoanalyst, philosopher, author of many important books and hundreds of articles, valued International Editorial Board member of the American Journal of Psychoanalysis, Mary Sigourney Award winner in 2007, Former President of the Swiss Psychoanalytic Society, Former Vice President of the International Psychoanalytical Association, and Honorary Professor at the Geneva University Medical School, passed away on November 7th, in Geneva, Switzerland. We extend our heartfelt condolences to his wife, Véronique, children, and grandchildren. The Editors.

Historia docet. History teaches, and perhaps good history even makes us better people—people who show greater solidarity, loyalty, and tolerance. (André Haynal)

It was late in 2014, when I decided to present a paper at the 2015 Toronto conference, “Ferenczi: The Heritage of a Psychoanalytic Mind.” I was interested in Sándor Ferenczi, particularly his enduring friendships and how he facilitated a natural cross-pollination from other disciplines with psychoanalytic ideas. My unexpected absorption and how moved I was by reading Hungarian literature and poetry was a delightful surprise to me, so much so that my original paper eventually became a book inspired by Ferenczi and his literati friends, The Regulars' Table (Griffin, 2018).

A few weeks before the conference in Toronto, my original panel was cancelled due to unforeseen reasons and I was added to a different panel, titled, “Exile of the analysts, migration of the archives,” with Judit Mészáros and André Haynal. I was very pleased and intrigued with this change in events. At that point, I do not recall how I had the idea to write to André about my interests but I was compelled to do so. In my letter, I mentioned a few of my favorite Hungarian authors, including the mesmerizing writing of Sándor Márai, a leading Hungarian literary novelist in the 1930s. The next day I received André's email in which he expressed his delight at our common