Boris Jakovenko

Philosopher, historian of philosophy, he initially belonged to the leaders of the third generation of Russian neo-Kantianism and was a member of the journal Logos. He emigrated in 1906, first studying with Windelband and Rickert, then living in Italy, before finally settling in Czechoslovakia in 1921 upon the personal invitation of Masaryk. He was closely acquainted with the Czech anti-positivist thinkers around Ferdinand Pelikan and the journal Philosophical Action (Ruch filosofický). He was also a central figure in the rationalist philosophy circles of the Russian emigration in Prague. Published the journal Der russische Gedanke. He maintained close ties with the German neo-Kantians and Italian neo-Idealists, seeking to act as a bridge between them and Czechoslovak philosophers.