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Who was Malvine Steinschneider and how did she support Edmund Husserl?
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Edmund Husserl
German philosopher of phenomenology Edmund Husserl, c. 1930.
Malvine Steinschneider was the wife of the German philosopher Edmund Husserl. The couple married in 1887, one year after Husserl converted to the Evangelical Lutheran faith.1
As his energetic and skilled partner, Steinschneider provided indispensable support to Husserl throughout their marriage, managing the practical aspects of their daily life until his death.1