Wolfe Mays (1912 – 21 January 2005) was a British philosopher. He was the founder of

British Society for Phenomenology The British Society for Phenomenology (BSP) is an organization whose purpose is to pursue and exchange philosophical ideas inspired by Phenomenology (philosophy), phenomenology. It was established in 1967 by Wolfe Mays. The society accomplishes it ...

and the editor of its journal. Mays is known for his efforts for introducing

phenomenology Phenomenology may refer to: Art * Phenomenology (architecture), based on the experience of building materials and their sensory properties Philosophy * Phenomenology (philosophy), a branch of philosophy which studies subjective experiences and a ...

in England. He taught at the

University of Manchester , mottoeng = Knowledge, Wisdom, Humanity , established = 2004 – University of Manchester Predecessor institutions: 1956 – UMIST (as university college; university 1994) 1904 – Victoria University of Manchester 1880 – Victoria Univ ...

from 1946 until his retirement in 1979. His students included

Kevin Mulligan __NOTOC__ Kevin Mulligan (born 23 June 1951) is a British philosopher, working on ontology, the philosophy of mind, and Austrian philosophy. He is currently Honorary Professor at the University of Geneva, Full Professor at the University of It ...

, Peter Simons, and Barry Smith.

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20th-century British philosophers Phenomenologists Continental philosophers Philosophy academics Philosophy journal editors 1912 births 2005 deaths Alumni of the University of Cambridge Academics of the University of Manchester Alumni of the University of Oxford {{UK-philosopher-stub