Gentscho Donchev

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Gentscho Dontschew ( Bulgarian Генчо Дончев ; born December 20, 1928 in Jaworowo , Bulgaria ) is a Bulgarian philosopher and translator. He worked for the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences and is now (2009) living in Sofia as a pensioner.

Life

Donchev is known for his Hegel translations and translations of other German idealists of the 18th century, as well as for research in this area. He was a fellow of the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation , the Fritz Thyssen Foundation , the DAAD and the Swiss Academy of Humanities and Social Sciences .

As an opponent of the communist regime in Bulgaria, Donchev was harassed and observed by the secret service. In 1986 he obtained his habilitation and became a member of the international advisory board for Hegel research. In 2008 he was awarded the Grand Prize of the Bulgarian Association of Translators, and in 2009 the National Prize for Books and Culture Hristo Danow .

The editions of his translations were supported by Inter Nationes , the Fritz Thyssen Foundation , the Goethe Institute , Pro Helvetia and the Ludwig Hohl Foundation .

literature

  • Yearbook for Hegel Research, place of publication Bonn, magazine "Philosophische Alternatives", Sofia issue II 2008 (interview with N. Bogomilova)

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