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Dr. Henry A. Bunker, New York psychoanalyst, died on March 19, 1953 at the age of 63, following a long illness.
He was born in Brooklyn, reecived his medical degree from Harvard Medical School in 1915 and served internships at Boston City Hospital and Boston Psychopathic Hospital. After a period of two years in private practice he entered the field of psychiatry for his life work. In 1921 he became assistant director of the New York State Psychiatric Institute, then on Ward's Island. In 1926 he resigned this position to practice psychoanalysis privately. He became a member of the New York Psychoanalytic Society in 1929 and for the remainder of his professional life he was closely associated with its activities and participated in its teaching and administration.
From 1933 to his death he was an editor of the Psychoanalytic Quarterly. He wrote and translated many psychiatric articles. Dr. Bunker was highly regarded by his colleagues and was noted for his accuracy in the use of the English language, and for his sincerity in dealing with the various problems of his specialty.