Arthur Lehning
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Paul Arthur Müller-Lehning (born in Utrecht
on 23 October 1899; died 1 January 2000) was a Dutch
author, historian and anarchist.
Arthur Lehning wrote noted French translations of Mikhail Bakunin
. In 1992 he won the Gouden Ganzenveer
, and in 1999 the P. C. Hooft Award
. In 1976 Arthur Lehning delivered the Huizinga Lecture
, under the title: Over vrijheid en gelijkheid (On liberty and equality).
Utrecht (city)
Utrecht city and municipality is the capital and most populous city of the Dutch province of Utrecht. It is located in the eastern corner of the Randstad conurbation, and is the fourth largest city of the Netherlands with a population of 312,634 on 1 Jan 2011.Utrecht's ancient city centre features...
on 23 October 1899; died 1 January 2000) was a Dutch
Netherlands
The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...
author, historian and anarchist.
Arthur Lehning wrote noted French translations of Mikhail Bakunin
Mikhail Bakunin
Mikhail Alexandrovich Bakunin was a well-known Russian revolutionary and theorist of collectivist anarchism. He has also often been called the father of anarchist theory in general. Bakunin grew up near Moscow, where he moved to study philosophy and began to read the French Encyclopedists,...
. In 1992 he won the Gouden Ganzenveer
Gouden Ganzenveer
The Gouden Ganzenveer is a Dutch cultural award initiated in 1955, given annually to a person or organization of great significance to the written and printed word. Recipients are selected by an academy of people from the cultural, political, scientific, and corporate world. Members meet once a...
, and in 1999 the P. C. Hooft Award
P. C. Hooft Award
The P.C. Hooft Award is a Dutch language literary oeuvre award, given annually. The award is alternately given for prose , essays and poetry....
. In 1976 Arthur Lehning delivered the Huizinga Lecture
Huizinga Lecture
The Huizinga Lecture is a prestigious annual lecture in the Netherlands about a subject in the domains of cultural history or philosophy. The lecture is in honour of Johan Huizinga, a distinguished Dutch historian who worked in the first half of the 20th century...
, under the title: Over vrijheid en gelijkheid (On liberty and equality).