People

The Theodor Lessing Foundation was founded and is directed by George A. Phocas, a U.S. attorney and great-grandson of Ada & Theodor Lessing through their daughter Ruth. The Foundation is also supported by an

Advisory Board:
  • Katrin Phocas (né Gorny) is the granddaughter of Ada & Theodor Lessing.
  • Dr. Rainer Marwedel has written extensively on Theodor Lessing (including the primary biography of Lessing) and has been compiling and editing his work for decades. theodorlessingedition.de
  • Herman Simissen is an assistant professor at the Open University of the Netherlands, Nijmegen / Heerlen and has written extensively on Theodor Lessing’s philosophical legacy (Brill Book) and Theodor and Ada Lessing generally.
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