Viktor Sonnenfeld
Viktor Sonnenfeld | |
|---|---|
| Born | 21 January 1902 |
| Died | 30 March 1969 (aged 67) |
| Nationality | Croat |
| Alma mater | University of Zagreb |
| Occupation(s) | Translator, philosopher |
Viktor D. Sonnenfeld (January 21, 1902 – March 30, 1969) was prominent Croatian translator and philosopher.
Biography
Sonnenfeld was born to a Jewish family in Petrijevci, near Osijek, on January 21, 1902. In Osijek, Sonnenfeld finished elementary school and gymnasium, and in Zagreb and Marseille, he studied philosophy. All his life Sonnenfeld worked and acted in Osijek. He worked at the Osijek daily "Hrvatski list", and for 20 years at "Glas Slavonije" as the editor of cultural section. Sonnenfeld translated works of German philosophers and writers such as; Immanuel Kant, Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel, Friedrich Nietzsche and others. Overall, from German to Croatian, he translated 940 titles. City and University Library in Osijek has stored Sonnenfeld personal library, a legacy of the 3345 book.[1][2][3] Sonnenfeld retired and died in 1969, and was buried at Jewish part of the cemetery Sv. Ana, Osijek.[1][4]
Translations
- Filozofija povijesti (Lectures on the Philosophy of History, 1951)
- Dvije rasprave (Prolegomena to Any Future Metaphysics, 1953)
- Fenomenologija duha (The Phenomenology of Spirit, 1955)
- Odabrane filozofske rasprave (Die Bestimmung des Menschen, 1956)
References
- ^ a b Template:Hr icon Gradska i sveučilišna knjižnica Osijek (Glasnik Društva knjižničara Slavonije i Baranje); Legat Viktora D. Sonnenfeld u Gradskoj i sveučilišnoj knjižnici Osijek; stranica 153, 154, 155; Broj 1-2 (2007-2008).
- ^ "Osječki spomendan 21. siječnja" (in Croatian). Osijek. 2010-01-21. Retrieved 17 November 2012.
U Petrijevcima, mjestu nedaleko od Osijeka, u židovskoj obitelji rođen Viktor Sonnenfeld. (In Petrijevci, village near Osijek, Viktor Sonnenfeld was born into a Jewish family.)
- ^ "Osječki spomendan 30. ožujka" (in Croatian). Osijek. 2010-03-30. Retrieved 17 November 2012.
- ^ Template:Hr icon Ukop d.o.o. Osijek: Viktor Sonnenfeld, Groblje Sv. Ana XII-4-5