Leopold Katscher
Leopold Katscher (born August 30, 1853 in Tschakowa near Timisoara , Austrian Empire ; † February 25, 1939 in Lucerne , Switzerland ) was a peace activist, writer , journalist , economist , social scientist and translator from the Banat , who wrote mainly in German .
Live and act
Leopold Katscher was born in Tschakowa in Timiș County in the Banat (now Romania ). He attended high school in Timisoara , and then studied in Budapest , London , Vienna , Bern and Paris . As a writer, he was particularly concerned with biographical and social reformation issues. He is the author of a biography about Bertha von Suttner and was active in a leading position in the European peace movement. Among other things, he was the founder of the Hungarian Peace Society. He was the editor of several magazines and translated and edited in particular English and French literature. Katscher also produced an edition of selected fairy tales by Andersen . He was the husband of the writer Berta Katscher (1860-1903). Katscher wrote under various pseudonyms , some of which he used together with his wife.
Publications (selection)
(including translations)
- Katscher, Leopold: The so-called "social museums". 1904
- Katscher, Leopold: Nebelland and Thames Beach. 1886
- Katscher, Leopold: Bertha von Suttner, the "enthusiast" for goodness. 1903 digitized
- Westermarck, Edward A .: History of Human Marriage. 1893
- Westermarck, Edward A .: Origin and development of moral concepts
- Heckethorn, Charles W .: Secret societies, secret societies and secret doctrines. 1900 digitized
- Taine, Hippolyte A .: The emergence of modern France
- Katscher, Leopold: Pictures from Chinese life. - 1881 digitized
- Katscher, Leopold: Female secret bundling. 1905
- Social secretaries and factory attendants. 1907
- Russian Revolutionary Diary (1906) digitized
- With, not against each other! Up-to-date and important information for employers and employees. 1905
- Social and other interesting communities. 1906 digitized
- What's in the air: contemporary. Leipzig 1899 digitized
- How it works in the world. 1905
References and footnotes
literature
- Katscher, Leopold (1853–1939), writer and journalist (Austrian Biographical Lexicon)
- Horst Förster and Horst Fassel : Cultural dialogue and accepted diversity? Romania and Romanian language areas after 1918. 1999 ( partial online view )
Web links
- Works by Leopold Katscher in the Gutenberg-DE project
- Leopold and Berta Katscher papers
- Katscher, Leopold, 1853-
- Leopold Katscher on Hippolyte Taine
- 'The Austrian Society of Friends of Peace'– a brief episode?
- deutsche-biographie.de
- digital-sammlungen.de
- SUB GÖ
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Katscher, Leopold |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Pacifist, writer, journalist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | August 30, 1853 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Tschakowa near Timisoara , Austrian Empire |
| DATE OF DEATH | February 25, 1939 |
| Place of death | Lucerne , Switzerland |