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Dagobert David Runes
Born(1902-01-06)January 6, 1902
DiedSeptember 24, 1982(1982-09-24) (aged 80)
EducationUniversity of Vienna (PhD)
Known forFounder of the Philosophical Library

Dagobert David Runes (January 6, 1902 – September 24, 1982) was an immigrant publisher in the US, a philosopher and author.

Biography

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Runes was born in Zastavna, Bukovina, Austro-Hungary (now in Ukraine). He received a doctorateinphilosophy from the University of Vienna in 1924, under the direction of Moritz Schlick, one of the founders of the Vienna Circle of positivist philosophers.[1]

Inspired by youthful vigor and free-thinking ideas, Runes's first book entitled The True Jesus or the Fifth Gospel (1927), published in a Viennese publishing house with the financial support of the Social Democratic Party of Austria, created such a stir, says Professor of German literature Ulrich E. Bach, that its publisher, Rudolf Cerny, was sentenced to sixty days in prison.[2]: 279–280  Thus Runes - fearing a charge of blasphemy - was forced to emigrate to New York as early as 1928.[2]: 278, 280 

In the U.S. he became editor of The Modern Thinker (Founded as The Thinker in 1929, acquired and renamed by Runes in 1932, closed in 1936.), The Modern Psychologist (1932-1938), and Current Digest (1933-1940).[3] From 1931 to 1934 he was Director of the Institute for Advanced Education in New York City. One of its earliest creations as a publisher was the scholarly Journal of Aesthetics and Art Criticism, which is still being published.[4][5]: 72  In 1941 he founded the Philosophical Library,[6] a spiritual organization and publishing house. He wrote and edited numerous books on the subjects of philosophy, politics, education, Judaism and his own poetry.[7] His poem “Gottes Wiederkehr” was adapted for a four-part mixed choir as Op. 50a “Dreimal tausend Jahre” (“Three times a thousand Years”) by Arnold Schoenberg.[8] In New York, Runes socialized with many public figures and especially those driven into exile by Hitler. Alfred Adler, Albert Einstein and Emil Ludwig were among his illustrious acquaintances.[7]

Selected works

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References

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  1. ^ Edelman 2007, p. 197.
  • ^ a b Bach, Ulrich E. (2010-07-16), Spalek, John M.; Feilchenfeldt, Konrad; Hawrylchak, Sandra H. (eds.), "Dagobert D. Runes: Ein Streitbarer Verleger in New York", Deutschsprachige Exilliteratur seit 1933. Band 3: USA Supplement 1 (in German), DE GRUYTER SAUR, pp. 278–294, doi:10.1515/9783110240573.1.278, ISBN 978-3-11-024056-6, retrieved 2023-06-03
  • ^ Edelman, Hendrik (2007). "Other immigrant publishers of note in America". In Abel, Richard; Graham, Gordon (eds.). Immigrant Publishers : The impact of expatriate publishers in Britain and America in the 20th century. London and New York: Routledge. Also in Edelman, Hendrik (2007). "The immigrants: Other immigrant publishers of note — in America: A coda of portraits". Logos. 18 (4): 194–199. doi:10.2959/logo.2007.18.4.194. ISSN 0957-9656.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: date and year (link)
  • ^ Edelman 2007, Dagobert Runes (1902-82).
  • ^ Carter, Curtis (2007). "Aesthetics into the Twenty-first Century". Philosophy Faculty Research and Publications. 230.
  • ^ "Dr. Dagobert Runes, Founder Of the Philosophical Library". New York Times. 27 September 1982. p. D-9. Retrieved 15 December 2011.
  • ^ a b Bach 2010, p. 278.
  • ^ "Dreimal tausend Jahre op. 50a".
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