Anna-Teresa Tymieniecka

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Tymieniecka in December 2005.

Anna-Teresa Tymieniecka (February 28, 1923 – June 7, 2014) was a Polish-American philosopher and writer. She was one of the most important and most active contemporary phenomenologists. She was a founder and president of the World Phenomenology Institute. She had also been the editor of the book series Analecta Husserliana since the late 1960s.

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Tymieniecka was born in Marianowo, Poland to a Polish-French family. She was married to Dutch-American economist Hendrik Houthakker for 52 years until his death in 2008. They had three children; Louis, Jan and Isabelle.

Tymieniecka died on June 7, 2014 in Pomfret, Vermont, aged 91.[1]

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  1. "Anna-Teresa Tymieniecka Houthakker". Valley News. June 9, 2014. Retrieved June 16, 2014.

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