Eugen Relgis

Photograph of Eugen Relgis Eugen D. Relgis (backward reading of Eisig D. Sigler; first name also Eugenio, Eugène or Eugene, last name also Siegler or Siegler Watchel; 22 March 1895 – 24 May 1987) was a Romanian writer, pacifist philosopher and anarchist militant, known as a theorist of humanitarianism. His internationalist dogma, with distinct echoes from Judaism and Jewish ethics, was first shaped during World War I, when Relgis was a conscientious objector. Infused with anarcho-pacifism and socialism, it provided Relgis with an international profile, and earned him the support of pacifists such as Romain Rolland, Stefan Zweig and Albert Einstein. Another, more controversial, aspect of Relgis' philosophy was his support for eugenics, which centered on the compulsory sterilization of "degenerates". The latter proposal was voiced by several of Relgis' essays and sociological tracts.

After an early debut with Romania's Symbolist movement, Relgis promoted modernist literature and the poetry of Tudor Arghezi, signing his name to a succession of literary and political magazines. His work in fiction and poetry alternates the extremes of Expressionism and didactic art, giving artistic representation to his activism, his pacifist vision, or his struggle with a hearing impairment. He was a member of several modernist circles, formed around Romanian magazines such as ''Sburătorul'', ''Contimporanul'' or ''Șantier'', but also close to the more mainstream journal ''Viața Românească''. His political and literary choices made Relgis an enemy of both fascism and communism: persecuted during World War II, he eventually took refuge in Uruguay. From 1947 to the moment of his death, Relgis earned the respect of South American circles as an anarchist commentator and proponent of solutions to world peace, as well as a promoter of Latin American culture. Provided by Wikipedia
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    En un lugar de los Andes : y otros poemas / by Relgis, Eugen

    Published 1954
    Book
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    Locura y siete antifábulas / by Relgis, Eugen

    Published 1961
    Book
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    El humanitarismo / by Relgis, Eugen

    Published 1956
    Book
  4. 4

    Voces en sordina : novela / by Relgis, Eugen

    Published 1984
    Book
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    El triunfo del no ser / by Relgis, Eugen

    Published 1963
    Book
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    Georg Fr. Nicolai : un sabio y un hombre del porvenir / by Relgis, Eugen

    Published 1949
    Book
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    Historia sexual de la humanidad / by Relgis, Eugen

    Published 1953
    Book
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    Bulgaria desconocida / by Relgis, Eugen, 1895-

    Published 1935
    Book