Oskar Katzenellenbogen
Oskar Katzenellenbogen (born November 23, 1876 in Tłumacz near Stanisławów , † spring 1942 in Lemberg ), known under the pseudonym Ostap Ortwin , was a Polish journalist and literary critic.
Katzenellenbogen studied law at the University of Lemberg until 1899 . He began to attract attention early on through his original and witty reviews of literature. Katzenellenbogen, who has made a name for himself in Lviv literary circles as a charismatic person and critic, was accepted into the Lviv-Warsaw School of Philosophy and appointed President of the Lviv Literary Society.
After the invasion of German troops in 1941, a Jew who had converted to Christianity , initially lived in the Lviv ghetto . In the spring of 1942 he was shot dead on the street there.
literature
- Katzenellenbogen Oskar. In: Austrian Biographical Lexicon 1815–1950 (ÖBL). Volume 3, Verlag der Österreichischen Akademie der Wissenschaften, Vienna 1965, p. 265.
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SURNAME | Katzenellenbogen, Oskar |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Ortwin, Ostap (pseudonym) |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Polish journalist and literary critic |
DATE OF BIRTH | November 23, 1876 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Tłumacz near Stanisławów |
DATE OF DEATH | 1942 |
Place of death | Lviv |