Ksenija Atanasijević

Ksenija Atanasijević (Xenia Atanassievich) (1894–1981) was the first recognised major female Serbian philosopher, and the first female professor of Belgrade University, where she graduated. She wrote about Giordano Bruno, ancient Greek philosophy and the history of Serbian philosophy, and translated important philosophical works into Serbian, including works by Aristotle, Plato, and Spinoza. She was also an early Serbian feminist writer and philosopher.

Biography Ksenija Atanasijević was born on February 4, 1894, in Belgrade. She was the youngest of six children of Doctor Svetozar Atanasijević and Jelena Atanasijević, née Čumić, who died while giving birth to her. Her father was a well-respected doctor and director of the State Hospital in Belgrade. After his death, Ksenija's stepmother, Sofija Kondić, who taught at the Women's College (Viša ženska škola) in Belgrade, became her rightful guardian. Un fragment philosophique, Belgrade, 1929. Considération sur le monde et la vie dans la littérature populaire des Yougoslaves, Paris 1929/30. Die gegenwärtigen philosophishen Strömungen in Jugoslawien – Der russische Gedanke, Internationale Zeitschrift für Philosophie, Bonn, 3, 1930. Die Anfänge des Philosophiernes bei den Griechen, 1928. Organon, a translation Ethics, a translation