Wilhelm Börner (philosopher)

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Wilhelm Friedrich Börner (born June 26, 1882 in Laa an der Thaya ; † December 17, 1951 in Vienna ) was an Austrian philosopher, moral educator and writer.

Börner was the son of the upper construction engineer of the northern railway, Wilhelm Börner, and last lived in Vienna, where he presented a large number of philosophical publications, with a particular focus on public libraries . In 1928, he founded the counseling center for tired of life in Vienna . Because of his resolute rejection of National Socialism, he was sent to a concentration camp in 1938. With the support of Dutch friends, he was able to emigrate to the USA in the same year. In 1948 he returned to Vienna, where he died three years later.

Grave of Wilhelm Börner

The Börnergasse in Döbling is named after him.

His grave is in the Simmering fire hall (Dept. 8, Ring 3, Group 7, Number 41) and is one of the grave sites dedicated to honor or taken into custody of the City of Vienna.

Publications (selection)

  • The "Ethical Society" in Austria , 1910
  • Friedrich Jodl. A study , 1911
  • Secular pastoral care. Fundamental and Critical Considerations , 1912
  • Education for Peace , 1918
  • Political issues of the time in ethical lighting , 1935
  • The basic ideas of the ethical movement (together with Felix Adler), 1936
  • Anti-Semitism, Racial Issues, Humanity , 1936
  • On the ethical way of life , 1937
  • Critical optimism. Sensen-Verlag, Vienna 1971.

literature

  • Herrmann AL Degener : Denegers Who is it? . Berlin 1935, p. 155.
  • Eckart Früh : Wilhelm Börner or: Vienna - New York - return . In: Johann Holzner, Sigurd Paul Scheichl, Wolfgang Wiesmüller (Ed.): A difficult homecoming. Austrian literature in exile 1938-1945 . 1991
  • Eckart Früh: Wilhelm Börner, never a 'liberal', but always a socialist, even if not a social democrat. In: Georg Gimpl (Ed.): Ego and Alterego. Wilhelm Bolin and Friedrich Jodl in the fight for the Enlightenment Festschrift for Juha Manninen. Bern u. a., Lang 1996, pp. 353-389.
  • Kato-Mailáth-Pokorny, Sonja: WILHELM BÖRNER (1882–1951). His life based on selected works. link

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ www.friedhoefewien.at - Graves dedicated to honor in the fire hall Simmering cemetery (PDF 2016), accessed on March 7, 2018
personal data
SURNAME Borner, Wilhelm
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Börner, Wilhelm Friedrich (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Austrian philosopher, moral educator and writer
DATE OF BIRTH June 26, 1882
PLACE OF BIRTH Laa an der Thaya
DATE OF DEATH 17th December 1951
Place of death Vienna