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Walter Arnold Kaufmann ({{IPA|de|ˈkaʊfman|lang}}; July 1, 1921 – September 4, 1980) was a German-American philosopher, translator, and poet. A prolific author, he wrote extensively on a broad range of subjects, such as authenticity and death, moral philosophy and existentialism, theism and atheism, Christianity and Judaism, as well as philosophy and literature. He served more than 30 years as a professor at Princeton University.
'''Walter Arnold Kaufmann''' (1 July 1921 &ndash; 4 September 1980) was a German-born American philosopher, translator, and poet who trained at [[Camp Ritchie]] in [[:Category:Class 25|Class 25]], served as a military intelligence interrogator in Germany, and taught at Princeton University for more than thirty years.
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== Biography ==
== Biography ==
Walter Arnold Kaufmann was born on 1 July 1921 in Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany. Raised a Lutheran, he converted to Judaism at age 11 and later learned that all his grandparents had been Jewish, which placed him in real danger in Nazi Germany. He emigrated to the United States in 1939, graduated from Williams College in 1941, and received an MA in philosophy from Harvard University in 1942 before his studies were interrupted by the war.


He served more than 30 years as a professor at Princeton University.
Kaufmann enlisted at Fort Devens, Massachusetts, giving his civilian occupation as general office clerk, and passed through the Army Specialized Training Program. He trained at Camp Ritchie in [[:Category:Class 25|Class 25]], section 5C, became a U.S. citizen in 1944, and served overseas with [[Team MII 529-G|MII Team 529-G]], conducting interrogations in Germany for the Military Intelligence Service.
 
Walter Arnold Kaufmann ({{IPA|de|ˈkaʊfman|lang}}; July 1, 1921 – September 4, 1980) was a German-American philosopher, translator, and poet. He also wrote a 1965 book on Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel and published a translation of Goethe's Faust, and Martin Buber's I and Thou. A prolific author, he wrote extensively on a broad range of subjects, such as authenticity and death, moral philosophy and existentialism, theism and atheism, Christianity and Judaism, as well as philosophy and literature.
 
He is renowned as a scholar and translator of Friedrich Nietzsche.


After the war Kaufmann received his PhD from Harvard in 1947 with a dissertation, "Nietzsche's Theory of Values," and that year joined the philosophy department at Princeton University, where he remained for the rest of his career; his students included the Nietzsche scholars Frithjof Bergmann, Richard Schacht, Ivan Soll, and Alexander Nehamas. A prolific author, he wrote on authenticity and death, moral philosophy and existentialism, theism and atheism, Christianity and Judaism, and philosophy and literature. He is best known as a scholar and translator of Friedrich Nietzsche, beginning with ''Nietzsche: Philosopher, Psychologist, Antichrist'' (1950); his other books include ''Critique of Religion and Philosophy'' (1958), ''The Faith of a Heretic'' (1961), ''Hegel: A Reinterpretation'' (1965), ''Tragedy and Philosophy'' (1968), and ''Without Guilt and Justice'' (1973), and he edited the anthology ''Existentialism from Dostoevsky to Sartre'' and translated Goethe's ''Faust'' and Martin Buber's ''I and Thou''. He was married to Hazel. Kaufmann died in Princeton, New Jersey, on 4 September 1980, aged 59.


== Research notes ==
== Research notes ==
* ASTP
* ASTP
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* 1 July 1921 — Born in Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany.
* 1939 — Emigrated to the United States; entered Williams College.
* 1941 — Graduated from Williams College.
* 1942 — MA in philosophy, Harvard University.
* 1944 — Became a U.S. citizen.
* 1947 — PhD, Harvard; joined the Princeton philosophy department.
* 1950 — Published ''Nietzsche: Philosopher, Psychologist, Antichrist''.
* 4 September 1980 — Died in Princeton, New Jersey.
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== Sources ==
== Sources ==
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walter_Kaufmann_(philosopher) Wikipedia: Walter Kaufmann (philosopher)]
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walter_Kaufmann_(philosopher) Wikipedia: Walter Kaufmann (philosopher)]
* Camp Ritchie class roster (classes 1–31), merged research file
* Camp Ritchie Museum, Inc. (The Ritchie History Museum), Classes 1–31 roster data
* Dan Gross research spreadsheets, including original Excel timeline/roster work, combined with other research and records
* NARA World War II Army enlistment records (where a NARA ASN is present)
* NARA World War II Army enlistment records (where a NARA ASN is present)
* 1940 U.S. Census (where a census match is present)
* 1940 U.S. Census (where a census match is present)
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