Sybil Wolfram (born Sybille Misch; 1 July 1931 in Berlin–26 July 1993) was an English philosopher and writer, of Austrian Jewish origin. She studied at Somerville College, Oxford and was a Fellow and Tutor in philosophy at Lady Margaret Hall at University of Oxford from 1964 to 1993.
Sybil Wolfram | |
|---|---|
| Born | Sybille Misch 1 June 1931 Berlin |
| Died | 26 July 1993 |
| Nationality | British |
| Occupation | Philosopher |
| Spouse | Hugo Wolfram |
| Children | Stephen Wolfram, Conrad Wolfram |
| Mother | Kate Friedlander |
Work
She published two books, Philosophical Logic: An Introduction (1989) and In-laws and Outlaws: Kinship and Marriage in England (1987). She was the translator of Claude Lévi-Strauss's La pensée sauvage (The Savage Mind), but later disavowed the translation when she discovered the publisher had made changes to the translation that neither she nor Lévi-Strauss had authorized.
Personal life
She was the daughter of criminologist and psychoanalyst Kate Friedlander (1902–1949), an expert on the subject of juvenile delinquency, and the physician Walter Misch (1889–1943) who, together, wrote Die vegetative Genese der neurotischen Angst und ihre medikamentöse Beseitigung. After the Reichstag fire in 1933, she emigrated from Berlin, Germany to England with her parents.
She was the mother of computer scientist Stephen Wolfram and British technologist and businessman Conrad Wolfram.
See also
References
- M. Estellie Smith, Obituary, Anthropology Today, Vol. 9, No. 6, December 1993, p. 22.
- Philosophical Logic: An Introduction by Sybil Wolfram, 2014 [1989].
- In-laws and Outlaws: Kinship and Marriage in England by Sybil Wolfram, 1987.
- Levy, Steven. "The Man Who Cracked The Code to Everything ..." Vol. 10, no. 6. Wired. Retrieved 3 March 2015.
- Wolfram Sybil (1967). "A Disclaimer". American Anthropologist. 69: 86. doi:10.1525/aa.1967.69.1.02a00160.
- The Times Literary Supplement, October 29, 2008. The century of Claude Lévi-Strauss: How the great anthropologist, now approaching his 100th birthday, has earned a place in the prestigious Pléiade library, by Patrick Wilcken. REVIEW Claude Lévi-Strauss: OEUVRES, Edited by Vincent Debaene, Frédéric Keck, Marie Manzé and Martin Rueff. ". . . the Pléiade edition revisits the controversy over Sybil Wolfram's ill-fated English translation. Wolfram, an Oxford University philosophy lecturer in her early thirties, fell out with Lévi-Strauss over criticisms he made of early drafts of the first two chapters. She almost left the project at this point, but the publishers persuaded her to complete the translation. When she handed in the script, Lévi-Strauss was damning: "I could not recognise my book as she had rendered it", he complained in a letter to the journal Man. For her part, Wolfram disassociated herself from the heavily edited version of her work that finally appeared in print, which she felt was "full of howlers, pieces of sheer nonsense, ungrammatical sentences, extreme infelicities, pointless substitutions, often resulting in absurdity and inaccuracy, the loss of allusions I have carefully preserved". The Pléiade edition reproduces excerpts from a letter in which Wolfram accused Lévi-Strauss of having "an inadequate knowledge of English", and labelled philosophical terms like "être" and "devenir" used as substantives as "meaningless metaphysical expressions". "If you do not mean what I put, then I do not understand what you mean", wrote an exasperated Wolfram."
- The Psycho-Analytical Approach to Juvenile Delinquency: Theory, Case Studies, Treatment by Kate Friedlander, 1998[1947].
- Kate Friedländer née Frankl (1902-1949), Psychoanalytikerinnen. Biografisches Lexikon. Trans.: "The vegetative genesis of neurotic anxiety and drug elimination"
- Smith, M. E.. (1993). Obituary. Anthropology Today, 9(6), 22-22. Retrieved from https://www.jstor.org/stable/2783224
- FRIEDLANDER, KATE in Jewish Virtual Library.
- Kate Friedländer née Frankl (1902-1949), Psychoanalytikerinnen. Biografisches Lexikon.
Sybil Wolfram born Sybille Misch 1 July 1931 in Berlin 26 July 1993 was an English philosopher and writer of Austrian Jewish origin She studied at Somerville College Oxford and was a Fellow and Tutor in philosophy at Lady Margaret Hall at University of Oxford from 1964 to 1993 Sybil WolframBornSybille Misch 1 June 1931 BerlinDied26 July 1993NationalityBritishOccupationPhilosopherSpouseHugo WolframChildrenStephen Wolfram Conrad WolframMotherKate FriedlanderWorkShe published two books Philosophical Logic An Introduction 1989 and In laws and Outlaws Kinship and Marriage in England 1987 She was the translator of Claude Levi Strauss s La pensee sauvage The Savage Mind but later disavowed the translation when she discovered the publisher had made changes to the translation that neither she nor Levi Strauss had authorized Personal lifeShe was the daughter of criminologist and psychoanalyst Kate Friedlander 1902 1949 an expert on the subject of juvenile delinquency and the physician Walter Misch 1889 1943 who together wrote Die vegetative Genese der neurotischen Angst und ihre medikamentose Beseitigung After the Reichstag fire in 1933 she emigrated from Berlin Germany to England with her parents She was the mother of computer scientist Stephen Wolfram and British technologist and businessman Conrad Wolfram See alsoParticular Truth bearerReferencesM Estellie Smith Obituary Anthropology Today Vol 9 No 6 December 1993 p 22 Philosophical Logic An Introduction by Sybil Wolfram 2014 1989 In laws and Outlaws Kinship and Marriage in England by Sybil Wolfram 1987 Levy Steven The Man Who Cracked The Code to Everything Vol 10 no 6 Wired Retrieved 3 March 2015 Wolfram Sybil 1967 A Disclaimer American Anthropologist 69 86 doi 10 1525 aa 1967 69 1 02a00160 The Times Literary Supplement October 29 2008 The century of Claude Levi Strauss How the great anthropologist now approaching his 100th birthday has earned a place in the prestigious Pleiade library by Patrick Wilcken REVIEW Claude Levi Strauss OEUVRES Edited by Vincent Debaene Frederic Keck Marie Manze and Martin Rueff the Pleiade edition revisits the controversy over Sybil Wolfram s ill fated English translation Wolfram an Oxford University philosophy lecturer in her early thirties fell out with Levi Strauss over criticisms he made of early drafts of the first two chapters She almost left the project at this point but the publishers persuaded her to complete the translation When she handed in the script Levi Strauss was damning I could not recognise my book as she had rendered it he complained in a letter to the journal Man For her part Wolfram disassociated herself from the heavily edited version of her work that finally appeared in print which she felt was full of howlers pieces of sheer nonsense ungrammatical sentences extreme infelicities pointless substitutions often resulting in absurdity and inaccuracy the loss of allusions I have carefully preserved The Pleiade edition reproduces excerpts from a letter in which Wolfram accused Levi Strauss of having an inadequate knowledge of English and labelled philosophical terms like etre and devenir used as substantives as meaningless metaphysical expressions If you do not mean what I put then I do not understand what you mean wrote an exasperated Wolfram The Psycho Analytical Approach to Juvenile Delinquency Theory Case Studies Treatment by Kate Friedlander 1998 1947 Kate Friedlander nee Frankl 1902 1949 Psychoanalytikerinnen Biografisches Lexikon Trans The vegetative genesis of neurotic anxiety and drug elimination Smith M E 1993 Obituary Anthropology Today 9 6 22 22 Retrieved from https www jstor org stable 2783224 FRIEDLANDER KATE in Jewish Virtual Library Kate Friedlander nee Frankl 1902 1949 Psychoanalytikerinnen Biografisches Lexikon
