Jean Liedloff, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Jean Liedloff

American writer and editor

Date of Birth: 26-Nov-1926

Place of Birth: New York City, New York, United States

Date of Death: 15-Mar-2011

Profession: writer, psychotherapist, journalist

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius


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About Jean Liedloff

  • Jean Liedloff (November 26, 1926 – March 15, 2011) was an American author, born in New York City, and best known for her 1975 book The Continuum Concept.
  • She is the aunt of writer Janet Hobhouse, and is represented by the character Constance in Hobhouse's book "The Furies." Born in New York City in 1926, as a teenager she attended the Drew Seminary for Young Women and began studying at Cornell University, but began her expeditions before she could graduate.During a diamond-hunting expedition to Venezuela, she came into contact with an indigenous people named the Yequana.
  • Over time she became fascinated with the Yequana, and made a decision to return to Venezuela to live with them.
  • She wrote her book The Continuum Concept to describe her new understanding of how we have lost much of our natural well-being, and to show us practical ways to regain it for our children and for ourselves.
  • Her book is based on her experiences while living with the Yequana, and discusses in particular their style of child-rearing and its fundamental effect on their later lives. She was a founding member of The Ecologist magazine.Liedloff died on March 15, 2011 in Sausalito, California.

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