Occasional Biographical Blog Posts

Raymond Huessy has started work on research that could lead to a biography of his grandfather. He posts fragments and chapters here as they take form, and invites users of the site to review and comment on his posts.

The Polish ‘Vita’ (2001)

At a meeting in Poland in 2000, Huessy was asked to compose a brief sketch of Rosenstock-Huessy’s life and work for the “Gazeta Wyborcza,” and this essay was the result. It remained the only entry on this page for many years.

Eugen Rosenstock-Huessy was a German soldier who became a dedicated American, a professor who bitterly [Read More]