Sarah Kofman

Sarah Kofman (14 September 1934 – 15 October 1994) was a French philosopher. She began her teaching career in Toulouse in 1960 and worked with Jean Hyppolite and Gilles Deleuze. Her primary thesis, later published as Nietzsche et la métaphore, was supervised by Deleuze. In 1969, she met Jacques Derrida and began attending his seminars. Kofman published numerous books, many focusing on Nietzsche and Freud. Her work 'L'énigme de la femme: La femme dans les textes de Freud' is a detailed consideration of Freud's ideas on female sexuality. Kofman also wrote autobiographical works, such as 'Paroles suffoquées' and 'Rue Ordener, rue Labat', which reflect on her father's death and her experiences during World War II. She did not receive tenure until 1991, when she was appointed to a chair at Paris I. Kofman committed suicide in 1994, a day noted by some as significant due to it being Nietzsche's 150th birthday.