Short Biography
Klaus Nellen studied philosophy and German literature at the Ludwig Maximilians-Universität, Munich, and the Albertus Magnus-Universität, Cologne (Philologisches Staatsexamen in philosophy and German literature, 1974). In 1975 he joined the Husserl Archive at Cologne University where he worked as a Research Associate from 1977-1981. In 1982 he moved to Vienna to help set up the Institute for Human Sciences where he has worked as a Permanent Fellow since 1985.
From 1984 to 2015 he was the head of IWM’s Patocka Archive and the related research focus The Philosophical Work of Jan Patočka. From 1983 to 2015 he was in charge of the Institute’s publications including, since 1990, its journal, Transit – Europäische Revue. He is the co-editor of Jan Patocka, Ausgewählte Schriften (5 volumes., 1987-1992) and a jury member of the Paul Celan-Translation Program. Furthermore, he is a co-founder of Eurozine, a journal and network of European cultural journals in the Internet, and a member of its Advisory Board.
Former Affiliation at the IWM:
1983 Visiting Fellow
In an interview by Jakub Homolka, published in Lidové noviny on March 14, 2015, Klaus Nellen speaks about the early years of the Institute for Human Sciences and one of its first research projects, dedicated to the work of Czech philosopher Jan Patočka.
For information on any past IWM projects or programs, please contact our Head of Library and IWM Archive, Mag. Katharina Gratz M.A.(LIS).
library@iwm.at
Research Whilst at IWM
Jan Patočka Research Program
The Jan Patočka Research Program at the IWM conducts its work in close collaboration with the Jan Patočka Archive in Prague. As part of this collaboration and within several smaller research projects (either solely at the IWM or in cooperation with the ÖAW and/or FWF) many researchers spend time at the Institute to consult the archive in-house and work together on the project or participate in network meetings.
Re-thinking Europe in a Post-European Age
Research was conducted around three rubrics or aspects: a) Europe as a philosophical idea or principle; b) Europe as political and social reality; c) Europe as heritage and historical responsibility. The three aspects also require the contributions of different academic approaches: philosophy; political science and sociology; historiography.
Read more about the project here.
