Jane English (born 1942 in Boston, Massachusetts) is a philosopher, physicist, photographer, journalist and translator.

Biography

English received her B.A. in Physics from

Mount Holyoke College Mount Holyoke College is a private liberal arts women's college in South Hadley, Massachusetts. It is the oldest member of the historic Seven Sisters colleges, a group of elite historically women's colleges in the Northeastern United State ...

in 1964 and Ph.D. from the

University of Wisconsin–Madison A university () is an institution of higher (or tertiary) education and research which awards academic degrees in several academic disciplines. ''University'' is derived from the Latin phrase ''universitas magistrorum et scholarium'', which ...

for her work in high energy

particle physics Particle physics or high energy physics is the study of fundamental particles and forces that constitute matter and radiation. The fundamental particles in the universe are classified in the Standard Model as fermions (matter particles) and ...

. She taught courses in

Oriental The Orient is a term for the East in relation to Europe, traditionally comprising anything belonging to the Eastern world. It is the antonym of '' Occident'', the Western World. In English, it is largely a metonym for, and coterminous with, the ...

thought and modern physics at

Colorado College Colorado College is a private college, private Liberal arts colleges in the United States, liberal arts college in Colorado Springs, Colorado. It was founded in 1874 by Thomas Nelson Haskell in his daughter's memory. The college enrolls approxi ...

. English collaborated on a translation of the ''

Tao Te Ching The ''Tao Te Ching'' (, ; ) is a Chinese classic text written around 400 BC and traditionally credited to the sage Laozi, though the text's authorship, date of composition and date of compilation are debated. The oldest excavated portion d ...

'' of Lao Tsu which she illustrated through

photography Photography is the visual art, art, application, and practice of creating durable images by recording light, either electronically by means of an image sensor, or chemically by means of a light-sensitive material such as photographic film. It i ...

, in collaboration with her spouse Gia-Fu Feng.

Bibliography

* "A Rainbow of Tao" (Earth Heart 2018)A Rainbow of Tao
Retrieved 2021-07-01 * "The Ceremony Cards:A Living Introduction to the Traditional Teachings of the Far North from Greenland" (Earth Heart 2014'') * "Lao Tsu - Tao Te Ching" in collaboration with Gia-Fu Feng (Random House 1972 and 2011) * "Chuang Tsu - Inner Chapters" in collaboration with Gia-Fu Feng (Random House 1974, Earth Heart 1997, Amber Lotus 2000, Hay House 2014) * Co-editor with Ben English, Jr. of "Our Mountain Trips, Parts I & II" (Bondcliff Books 2005 & 2007) * "Different Doorway: Adventures of a Caesarean Born" (Earth Heart 1985) * Illustrated "Waterchild" (Hunter House, 1980). Jane's photographs of nature and Judith Bolinger's poems of pregnancy. * Photographic illustration of "Accept This Gift," "A Gift of Peace," and "A Gift of Healing" (Tarcher 1983, 1986, 1988), edited by Frances Vaughan and Roger Walsh * "Childlessness Transformed" (Earth Heart 1989) * "Mount Shasta: Where Heaven and Earth Meet," (Earth Heart 1995) with Jenny Coyle * "Fingers Pointing to the Moon," (Earth Heart 1999) * "Mount Shasta Reflections," (Amber Lotus 2002) with Renee Casterline * "Mount Shasta's Black Butte," (Earth Heart 2002) with Bonnie Eddy *Numerous calendars: Tao - 1991 to present, Mt Shasta - 1990 to 2011, IceWisdom 2011-2012

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{{DEFAULTSORT:English, Jane 21st-century American physicists 1942 births Living people Mount Holyoke College alumni University of Wisconsin–Madison alumni Particle physicists American women physicists 21st-century American women writers 21st-century American translators

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