Lisa Brennan-Jobs
Encyclopedia
Lisa Nicole Brennan-Jobs (born May 17, 1978) is an American
journalist
and magazine writer
. She is the daughter of Apple co-founder Steve Jobs
and Chris-Ann Brennan.
, Apple Inc. founder, who had dated on and off since high school. She was born just as Apple Computer, the company her father founded, began to experience significant growth. The Apple Lisa
computer, invented the year she was born, was named after her. Though initially when Jobs declined paternity, he and Apple claimed that the name was an acronym for "Local Integrated Software Architecture". Years later, Jobs admitted, "Obviously, it was named for my daughter."
Steve Jobs initially refused to acknowledge paternity, swearing in court documents that he could not be Lisa's father because he was "sterile and infertile, and as a result thereof, did not have the physical capacity to procreate a child." Eventually, Jobs acknowledged paternity. Brennan-Jobs later reconnected with her father; she lived with him for a few years in her teens, and he paid for her to go to Harvard University
, where she cultivated her interest in writing. Brennan-Jobs has three younger half-siblings.
in 2000 and then moved to Europe
.
She is a writer and has been published in The Southwest Review, The Massachusetts Review
, Harvard Crimson
, The Harvard Advocate
, Spiked
, Vogue
, and O, The Oprah Magazine
.
Americans
The people of the United States, also known as simply Americans or American people, are the inhabitants or citizens of the United States. The United States is a multi-ethnic nation, home to people of different ethnic and national backgrounds...
journalist
Journalist
A journalist collects and distributes news and other information. A journalist's work is referred to as journalism.A reporter is a type of journalist who researchs, writes, and reports on information to be presented in mass media, including print media , electronic media , and digital media A...
and magazine writer
Writer
A writer is a person who produces literature, such as novels, short stories, plays, screenplays, poetry, or other literary art. Skilled writers are able to use language to portray ideas and images....
. She is the daughter of Apple co-founder Steve Jobs
Steve Jobs
Steven Paul Jobs was an American businessman and inventor widely recognized as a charismatic pioneer of the personal computer revolution. He was co-founder, chairman, and chief executive officer of Apple Inc...
and Chris-Ann Brennan.
Early life
Brennan-Jobs was born in 1978 to 23-year-old Chris-Ann Brennan, a Bay Area painter, and Steve JobsSteve Jobs
Steven Paul Jobs was an American businessman and inventor widely recognized as a charismatic pioneer of the personal computer revolution. He was co-founder, chairman, and chief executive officer of Apple Inc...
, Apple Inc. founder, who had dated on and off since high school. She was born just as Apple Computer, the company her father founded, began to experience significant growth. The Apple Lisa
Apple Lisa
The Apple Lisa—also known as the Lisa—is a :personal computer designed by Apple Computer, Inc. during the early 1980s....
computer, invented the year she was born, was named after her. Though initially when Jobs declined paternity, he and Apple claimed that the name was an acronym for "Local Integrated Software Architecture". Years later, Jobs admitted, "Obviously, it was named for my daughter."
Steve Jobs initially refused to acknowledge paternity, swearing in court documents that he could not be Lisa's father because he was "sterile and infertile, and as a result thereof, did not have the physical capacity to procreate a child." Eventually, Jobs acknowledged paternity. Brennan-Jobs later reconnected with her father; she lived with him for a few years in her teens, and he paid for her to go to Harvard University
Harvard University
Harvard University is a private Ivy League university located in Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States, established in 1636 by the Massachusetts legislature. Harvard is the oldest institution of higher learning in the United States and the first corporation chartered in the country...
, where she cultivated her interest in writing. Brennan-Jobs has three younger half-siblings.
Education and career
Brennan-Jobs graduated from Harvard UniversityHarvard University
Harvard University is a private Ivy League university located in Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States, established in 1636 by the Massachusetts legislature. Harvard is the oldest institution of higher learning in the United States and the first corporation chartered in the country...
in 2000 and then moved to Europe
Europe
Europe is, by convention, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally 'divided' from Asia to its east by the watershed divides of the Ural and Caucasus Mountains, the Ural River, the Caspian and Black Seas, and the waterways connecting...
.
She is a writer and has been published in The Southwest Review, The Massachusetts Review
The Massachusetts Review
The Massachusetts Review is a national literary journal founded in 1959 by a group of professors from Amherst College, Mount Holyoke College, Smith College, and the University of Massachusetts Amherst....
, Harvard Crimson
Harvard Crimson
The Harvard Crimson are the athletic teams of Harvard University. The school's teams compete in NCAA Division I. As of 2006, there were 41 Division I intercollegiate varsity sports teams for women and men at Harvard, more than at any other NCAA Division I college in the country...
, The Harvard Advocate
The Harvard Advocate
The Harvard Advocate, the literary magazine of Harvard College, is the oldest continuously published college literary magazine in the United States. The magazine was founded by Charles S. Gage and William G. Peckham in 1866 and, except for a hiatus during the last years of World War II, has...
, Spiked
Spiked (magazine)
Spiked is a British Internet magazine focusing on politics, culture and society from a humanist and libertarian viewpoint.- Editors and contributors :...
, Vogue
Vogue (magazine)
Vogue is a fashion and lifestyle magazine that is published monthly in 18 national and one regional edition by Condé Nast.-History:In 1892 Arthur Turnure founded Vogue as a weekly publication in the United States. When he died in 1909, Condé Montrose Nast picked up the magazine and slowly began...
, and O, The Oprah Magazine
O, The Oprah Magazine
O: The Oprah Magazine, sometimes simply abbreviated to O, is a monthly magazine founded by Oprah Winfrey and Hearst Corporation.-Overview:...
.
Works
- "Tuscan Holiday." Originally published in VogueVogue (magazine)Vogue is a fashion and lifestyle magazine that is published monthly in 18 national and one regional edition by Condé Nast.-History:In 1892 Arthur Turnure founded Vogue as a weekly publication in the United States. When he died in 1909, Condé Montrose Nast picked up the magazine and slowly began...
, February, 2008. - "Confessions of a Lapsed Vegetarian." Originally published in Southwest ReviewSouthwest ReviewThe Southwest Review is a literary journal published quarterly, based on the Southern Methodist University campus in Dallas, Texas. It is the third oldest literary quarterly in the United States of America . The current editor-in-chief is Willard Spiegelman.The journal was formerly known as the...
, 2008. - "I Can't Believe She Did That!." Originally published in O, The Oprah Magazine, August 2006.
- "Waterloo." Originally published in Massachusetts Review, Spring 2006.
- "From Britain, Food for Thought." Originally published in Los Angeles TimesLos Angeles TimesThe Los Angeles Times is a daily newspaper published in Los Angeles, California, since 1881. It was the second-largest metropolitan newspaper in circulation in the United States in 2008 and the fourth most widely distributed newspaper in the country....
, September 15, 2005. - "Driving Jane." Originally published in The Harvard AdvocateThe Harvard AdvocateThe Harvard Advocate, the literary magazine of Harvard College, is the oldest continuously published college literary magazine in the United States. The magazine was founded by Charles S. Gage and William G. Peckham in 1866 and, except for a hiatus during the last years of World War II, has...
, Spring 1999.