Emil Cesar
Emil Cesar (16 August 1927 – 12 September 2020) was a Slovenian literary historian, editor, and a former professor at the University of Ljubljana. Life and work Emil Cesar was born on 16 August 1927 in Ljubljana as the son of Jernej Cesar, a locomotive engineer from Kal pri Mirni Peči, and Marija Cesar (née Zupančič). He graduated in 1947 and furthered his studies at the University of Ljubljana, where he graduated in Slovene language and literature in 1953. After his graduation he became a middle school teacher. In 1977 he started lecturing contemporary Slovene literature at the Faculty of Education at the University of Ljubljana. He completed his Ph.D. in 1990. Cesar started publishing literary history articles in 1954. His work focuses on Slovene literature during the period between the two world wars and the literature of Slovene resistance against the Nazi occupation during the Second World War, particularly of Karel Destovnik Kajuh and working class writers. Among his work are also numerous forewords, scientific studies and comments to many a publication of other authors, as well as anthologies from the respective field. From 1982 to 1988 he was the main editor of Obzornik magazine where he emphasized Slovene