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Vinko Ošlak

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Vinko Ošlak

Profile

Gender
Male
Born
1947-06-23 (Slovenj Gradec)
Nationality
Slovene, Austrian
Languages
Slovene, German, Esperanto
Religion
Evangelicalism
Residence History
Slovenj Gradec (Slovenian Carinthia) → Ljubljana → Klagenfurt (Carinthia, Austria)

Career

Occupations
author, essayist, translator, columnist, esperantist, journalist
Active Years
1970-2024
Affiliations
Slovene section of the Catholic Action for the Roman Catholic Diocese of Gurk
Memberships
Chairman of the Esperantist centre of the International P.E.N. (since 2004)
Influenced By
Edvard Kocbek

Education

University of Ljubljana
Department of Political Science
Country: Yugoslavia
Quit due to economic problems
Akademio Internacia de la Sciencoj
Philosophy
Degree: 哲学卒業
Year of Graduation: 1991
Country: San Marino
Graduated with thesis on Novalis' state philosophy. Obtained MA in 1993
Akademio Internacia de la Sciencoj
Philosophy
Degree: 修士
Year of Graduation: 1993
Country: San Marino
MA thesis: 'Identity and Communication in the Case of the Slovene Minority in Carinthia'

Awards

Rožanc Award
2003
Category: エッセイ
Organization: Slovene essay award committee
Result: 受賞

Awards & Nominations

Legacy

Slovene-Austrian author, essayist, and esperantist known for essays in Slovene, German, and Esperanto. Active in Carinthian Slovene minority culture and transitioned from Roman Catholicism to Evangelicalism.