About Wolfe Mays
Lived 1912 – 2005 (aged 92–93). Wolfe Mays was a philosopher.
Wolfe Mays (; 1912 – 21 January 2005) was a British philosopher. He was the founder of British Society for Phenomenology and the editor of its journal. Mays is known for his efforts for introducing phenomenology in England.
He studied at Cambridge University, where he attended the lectures of Ludwig Wittgenstein. He taught at the University of Manchester from 1946 until his retirement in 1979. His students included Kevin Mulligan, Peter Simons, and Barry Smith.
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British philosopher
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Wolfe Mays died on 21 January 2005.
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