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Kierkegaard Newsletter 2002
No. 24 . October 2002 ISSN 0108-3104
EDITORIAL:
Dear Friends, You will note a 'current issue' blinker by both 2002 and 2003. This is because I am putting material in both issues of the electronic Newsletter. I will remove the blinker for 2002 as soon as this issue is full. Advance material is already starting to go into the 2003 issue. The 2001 issue will be finished as soon as I can catch up with the backlog of material. Thank you for your patience in waiting for the material.
Obituary: It is with great regret that I have to report the passing of yet another Kierkegaard scholar, Arnold Come, who died on 26th May 2002. Arnold became involved in Kierkegaard studies later than most in the field, but he made a substantial contribution to Kierkegaard research through his books (Trendelenburg's Influence on Kierkegaard's Modal Categories, 1991; Kierkegaard as a Humanist, 1995, and Kierkegaard as Theologian: Recovering My Self, 1997). He was a very thorough and painstaking scholar who called forth respect as well as friendship. It was a privilege to meet and know him.
Obituary:
With sadness I also have to report the death of Kierkegaard scholar Maurice Carignan on June 25th, 2002. Maurice contributed to the field of Kierkegaard research for many years with a great output of important literature. I was privileged to meet him several times in Canada, the first time at the Kierkegaard-Malantschuk conference at McGill in 1980. We stayed in touch after that, often exchanging material on Kierkegaard. He was a delightful person and will be missed by many. Dominic Desroches has published a tribute to Maurice in Bulletin de la Société de Philosophie du Québec, Vol. 29, No 1, Hiver 2003, p. 3. "Hommage à Maurice Carignan (1927-2002)".
Obituary:
The Danish press (see Kristeligt Dagblad 24.7.02:"Professor F.J. Billeskov Jansen er død"; Weekendavisen Bøger 5. - 11.7.02: Nekrolog: "Laerdommens forpligtelse") reports the death of Frederik Billeskov Jansen at age 94. In his career as a specialist in Danish literature - during which he received many prestigious awards (e.g. the Holberg medal and the Ingenio et Arti medal) and was member of societies such as the Danish Royal Society [Videnskabernes Selskab] and the Danish Academy - he was extremely active in Kierkegaard research, not only writing on Kierkegaard (for example, his Studier i Søren Kierkegaards litteraere Kunst, 1972, and Kierkegaard, 1992), but also taking an active part in the Management Committee of the Søren Kierkegaard Society Denmark, of which society he became the President for a number of years. Billeskov Jansen seemed indestructible, and even in his later years one would encounter him cycling in the streets of Copenhagen, a tall, imposing figure, never batting an eyelid at the heavy traffic. (Indeed, he was officially awarded the status of Copenhagen's City Cyclist). Billeskov Jansen was a very kindly man, and a good colleague to those of us who knew him through the Kierkegaard Society. He was also one not afraid to stand up for what was right, not least concerning important university issues. He was admired and respected by all who knew him, and he leaves a gap behind him. It seems almost impossible that he is no longer with us.
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