Viktor Sonnenfeld Explained

Viktor Sonnenfeld
Birth Date:1902 1, df=yes
Birth Place:Petrijevci, Austro-Hungarian Empire, (now Croatia)
Death Place:Vienna, Austria
Alma Mater:University of Zagreb
Occupation:Translator, philosopher
Nationality:Croat

Viktor D. Sonnenfeld (21 January 1902 – 30 March 1969) was prominent Croatian translator and philosopher.

Biography

Sonnenfeld was born to a Jewish family in Petrijevci, near Osijek, on 21 January 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

From German to Croatian:

Notes and References

  1. Gradska i sveučilišna knjižnica Osijek (GlasnikDruštva knjižničara Slavonije i Baranje); Legat Viktora D. Sonnenfeld u Gradskoj i sveučilišnoj knjižnici Osijek; stranica 153, 154, 155; Broj 1-2 (2007-2008).
  2. News: Osječki spomendan 21. siječnja. 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.). Osijek. 2010-01-21. Croatian. 17 November 2012.
  3. News: Osječki spomendan 30. ožujka. Osijek. 2010-03-30. Croatian. 17 November 2012.
  4. Ukop d.o.o. Osijek: Viktor Sonnenfeld, Groblje Sv. Ana XII-4-5