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Sybil B. G. Eysenck

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Sybil and her husband Hans

Sybil Bianca Giuliett Eysenck (/ˈzɛŋk/; born 1927) is a personality psychologist and the widow of noted personality psychologist Hans Eysenck, with whom she collaborated.

Life

Sybil was born 1927 as a child of violinist Max Rostal and Sela Trau in Vienna. In 1934 she went with her parents into exile to Great Britain. In 1946 she became naturalised.[1]

She is the former editor-in-chief of the Elsevier journal Personality and Individual Differences[2] and the author of the Junior Eysenck Personality Inventory[3] and its accompanying manuals.

References

  1. ^ Max Rostal - Personal Data – Data from her father in Lexikon verfolgter Musiker und Musikerinnen der NS-Zeit by University of Hamburg (German)
  2. ^ Rodriquez, Tessie J. (2009). Understanding Human Behavior. Rex Bookstore, Inc. p. 197. ISBN 9789712352447.
  3. ^ WorldCat