Alexander Litschev

Alexander Litschev
Born 1946
Pleven, Bulgaria
Occupation Historian, Philosopher, Author, Lecturer, and Editor
Years active 1973-present
Website Website at the University of Düsseldorf (German)

Alexander Litschev (also known as Aleksandar Ličev, Aleksandar Litschew or written, Bulgarian Александър Личев; * 1946 in Pleven, Bulgaria) is a Bulgarian historian and university lecturer in philosophical anthropology and the history of philosophy at the University of Düsseldorf.

Biography

Early life and work

In 1967 Litschev began to study history and philosophy at the University of Sofia. After graduating in 1973, he worked for two years as an assistant for the history of philosophy at the University of Sofia. From 1976 to 1990 he worked as a research assistant at the Institute of Philosophy. From 1988 to 1990, he taught as a professor of the history of philosophy and philosophical anthropology at the University of Sofia.

Since 1991 he has been a lecturer in East European history at the University of Düsseldorf. As part of his teaching assignment, his research interests are: history of ideas of the South Slavs, Russian intellectual history and philosophy. He teaches courses in Russian intellectual history and mentality.[1]

As a historian, Litschev also examines German-Bulgarian relations in the 19th and 20th centuries, taking account of the German minority in Bulgaria.[2] Numerous publications from Alexander Litschev are published in Bulgarian and German language.

Litschev lives and works in Düsseldorf, and with his wife Anna, a sociologist, he has one daughter, the poet Angela Litschev.

Publications (selection)

Books

Publications (as an author)
Publications (as an editor)

Other works (selection)

External links

References

  1. Alexander Litschev in Osteuropa-Zentrum
  2. Alexander Litschev in Webarchiv
  3. – Vorwort Seite 8 (PDF; 71 kB)
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