Kaufman, Walter (philosopher)

Walter Kaufmann (or Kaufmann, German: Walter Kaufmann ; July 1, 1921 , Freiburg , Germany - September 4, 1980 , Princeton , New Jersey , USA ) is a German-American philosopher , translator and poet .

Walter Kaufmann
Walter arnold kaufmann
Date of Birth	July 1, 1921 ( 1921-07-01 )
Place of Birth	Freiburg , Germany
Date of death	September 4, 1980 ( 1980-09-04 ) (59 years old)
Place of death	Princeton , New Jersey , USA
A country	USA
Alma mater
Language (s) of works
Direction	Western philosophy
Core interests	existentialism , philosophy of religion , tragedy
Influenced	, and

He lived in America since 1939 . For more than thirty years he was a professor at Princeton University .

Best known as a translator of Buber and Nietzsche into English. He also translated Hegel and Goethe , wrote a book about Hegel and contributed to the dissemination of knowledge of his philosophy in the English-speaking world. A fruitful author of books on philosophy, religion and literature. Today his works are in oblivion.