Janez Kajzer: key obituary facts
Is Janez Kajzer dead? Yes. Janez Kajzer died on August 13, 2026, at age 88.
Cause of death: Janez Kajzer's cause of death has not been publicly confirmed.
What was Janez Kajzer known for?
He was a writer, journalist, translator, editor.
More about Janez Kajzer
Born: 21 January 1938.
Place of birth: Vižmarje.
Gender: male.
Occupation: writer, journalist, editor, translator.
Nationality: Slovenia, Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, Kingdom of Yugoslavia.
Awards: Levstik Award.
Janez Kajzer, a Slovene writer and journalist, died on August 13, 2026, aged 88.
Born in Vižmarje in 1938, he built a career across several corners of the literary and media world, working first as a journalist at Mladina and Delo and later as an editor at the Borec and Prešernova Družba publishing houses. Kajzer also wrote novels and short-story collections, and in 1960 he received the Levstik Award for his first published book, the short-story collection Mimo dnevnega načrta.