Lyubomir Ognyanov-Risor
Ljubomir Ognjanow-Risor (born May 16, 1910 in Jambol , † 1987 ) was a Bulgarian Germanist and translator.
Life
He studied German and Slavic studies in Sofia and worked for communist and left-wing press organs. Around 1930 there were contacts between left-wing writers in Germany and Bulgaria through him . In the period after 1944 he worked in publishing and film. From 1961 he was then professor for modern German literature at the University of Sofia .
In his academic work he dealt with studies on classical German literature and also published on translation studies.
He has translated works by Anna Seghers , Johannes R. Becher , Martin Andersen Nexø and William Shakespeare , among others .
literature
- Ognyanov-Risor, Lyubomir . In: Taschenlexikon Bulgaria , Bibliographisches Institut Leipzig 1983, page 135.
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| SURNAME | Ognyanov-Risor, Lyubomir |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Bulgarian Germanist and translator |
| DATE OF BIRTH | May 16, 1910 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Yambol |
| DATE OF DEATH | 1987 |