92:/Institute of Psychoanalysis. After the unexpected death in 1980 of WPF's founder, William Kyle, Black chaired the executive committee for a year until the appointment of the new Director, Derek Blows. Later he worked for many years as a psychoanalyst in London. Retired since 2016, he is a Fellow and former Hon Secretary of the
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