Jerzy Prokopiuk
Jerzy Prokopiuk (born June 5, 1931 in Warsaw ) is a Polish philosopher, gnostic, esoteric, anthroposophist and important translator of literature and philosophy. He was the first to translate works by Goethe , Schiller , Rudolf Steiner and Carl Gustav Jung into Polish , as well as works by around 80 other authors. He received the translation award of the German Poland Institute from Karl Dedecius . He writes essays on anthroposophy and world literature. In Polish culture, he particularly values romanticism (authors such as Adam Mickiewicz and Juliusz Słowacki and also those who are not so well known), is also a critic of Polish Catholicism. He wants anthroposophy to develop in Poland. He now lives in Warsaw. In Poland he is particularly well known among intellectuals and in Germany among anthroposophists. Prokopiuk was president of the Gnosis Club from 1991 to 1992 and 1999 to 2000 and has been its honorary president since 2001.
Works
- Labirynty herezji Warszawa 1999
- Ścieżki wtajemniczenia. Gnosis aeterna, Warszawa doM wYdawniczy tCHu 2000
- Szkice antropozoficzne 2003
- Światłość i radość 2003
- Rozdroża, czyli zwierzenia gnostyka 2004
- Jestem heretykiem 2004
- Dzieje magii 2006
Web links
- Literature by and about Jerzy Prokopiuk in the catalog of the German National Library
- Gnosis.art.pl
- Polish culture and anthroposophy by Jerzy Prokopiuk
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Prokopiuk, Jerzy |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Polish anthroposophist and translator |
| DATE OF BIRTH | June 5, 1931 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Warsaw |