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Martin Buber

Martin Buber

February 8, 1878 –June 13, 1965

Philosopher, Existentialist, Translator, Pedagogue, Writer, Literary editor

Lived 87 years

Born in
Vienna
Passed away in
Jerusalem

Martin Buber (German: [ˈmaʁtiːn ˈbuːbɐ] ; Hebrew: מרטין בובר; Yiddish: מארטין בובער; 8 February 1878 – 13 June 1965) was an Austrian-Israeli philosopher best known for his philosophy of dialogue, a form of existentialism centered on the distinction between the I–Thou relationship and the I–It relationship.

Born in Vienna, Buber came from a family of observant Jews, but broke with Jewish custom to pursue secular studies in philosophy. He produced writings about Zionism and worked with various bodies within the Zionist movement extensively over a nearly 50-year period spanning his time in Europe and the Near East. In 1923, Buber wrote his famous essay on existence, Ich und Du (later translated into English as I and Thou), and in 1925 he began translating the Hebrew Bible into the German language.

He was nominated for the Nobel Prize in Literature ten times, and the Nobel Peace Prize seven times.

Notable works: I and Thou, A Land of Two Peoples Awards: Israel Prize, Bialik Prize, Erasmus Prize, Peace Prize of the German Publishers' and Booksellers' Association, Goethe Plaque of the City of Frankfurt, honorary doctor of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, honorary doctor of the University of Münster, Honorary doctor of the Heidelberg University, honorary citizen of Jerusalem, doctor honoris causa from the University of Paris Education: University of Vienna, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, University of Zurich, Leipzig University

Source: Wikipedia — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martin_Buber