Karl-Vossler-Preis
Encyclopedia
From 1984 to 2002, the Free State of Bavaria
biennially awarded its Karl-Vossler-Preis, named after Karl Vossler
, to authors of scientific literature
of distinguished literary quality written in German
. The award was aimed at fostering the status of German as an academic language and came with a prize money of 25,000 marks
until 2000, and 12,500 Euros in 2002. It alternated with the Jean-Paul-Preis
, another literary prize biennially awarded by Bavaria since 1983.
Bavaria
Bavaria, formally the Free State of Bavaria is a state of Germany, located in the southeast of Germany. With an area of , it is the largest state by area, forming almost 20% of the total land area of Germany...
biennially awarded its Karl-Vossler-Preis, named after Karl Vossler
Karl Vossler
Karl Vossler was a German linguist and scholar, and a leading Romanist. Vossler was known for his interest in Italian thought, and as a follower of Benedetto Croce. He declared his support of the German military by signing the Manifesto of the Ninety-Three in 1914.-Notes:...
, to authors of scientific literature
Scientific literature
Scientific literature comprises scientific publications that report original empirical and theoretical work in the natural and social sciences, and within a scientific field is often abbreviated as the literature. Academic publishing is the process of placing the results of one's research into the...
of distinguished literary quality written in German
German language
German is a West Germanic language, related to and classified alongside English and Dutch. With an estimated 90 – 98 million native speakers, German is one of the world's major languages and is the most widely-spoken first language in the European Union....
. The award was aimed at fostering the status of German as an academic language and came with a prize money of 25,000 marks
German mark
The Deutsche Mark |mark]], abbreviated "DM") was the official currency of West Germany and Germany until the adoption of the euro in 2002. It is commonly called the "Deutschmark" in English but not in German. Germans often say "Mark" or "D-Mark"...
until 2000, and 12,500 Euros in 2002. It alternated with the Jean-Paul-Preis
Jean-Paul-Preis
Jean-Paul-Preis is a Bavarian literary prize, awarded every two years.- Winners :*1983 Hans Egon Holthusen*1985 Friedrich Dürrenmatt*1987 Botho Strauß*1989 Horst Bienek*1991 Hermann Lenz*1993 Gertrud Fussenegger*1995 Siegfried Lenz...
, another literary prize biennially awarded by Bavaria since 1983.
Laureates
- 19841984 in literatureThe year 1984 in literature involved some significant events and new books.-Events:*The book Nineteen Eighty-Four by George Orwell is widely read....
: Hubert MarklHubert MarklHubert Simon Markl is a German biologist who also served as President of the Max Planck Society from 1996 to 2002.-Early life:...
, biologist - 19861986 in literatureThe year 1986 in literature involved some significant events and new books.-Events:*Michael Grade. Controller of BBC One, axes plans to televise Ian Curteis's The Falklands Play.-New books:*Kingsley Amis - The Old Devils...
: Josef Isensee, jurist - 19881988 in literatureThe year 1988 in literature involved some significant events and new books.-New books:*Margaret Atwood - Cat's Eye*J.G. Ballard - Memories of the Space Age*Iain M...
: Wolf LepeniesWolf LepeniesWolf Lepenies is a German sociologist, political scientist, and author.-Biography:Lepenies was born near Allenstein, East Prussia ), in 1945 his family fled from the Soviet Army's assault on East Prussia to Schleswig-Holstein and from there to North Rhine-Westfalia. He eventually grew up in Koblenz...
, sociologist - 19901990 in literatureThe year 1990 in literature involved some significant events and new books.-Events:*J. K. Rowling gets the idea for Harry Potter while on a train ride from Manchester to London. She says "I was staring out the window, and the idea for Harry just came. He appeared in my mind's eye, very fully formed...
: Friedrich Cramer, biochemist - 19921992 in literatureThe year 1992 in literature involved some significant events and new books.-New books:*Ben Aaronovitch - Transit*Julia Álvarez - How the García Girls Lost Their Accents*Paul Auster - Leviathan*Iain Banks - The Crow Road...
: Harald WeinrichHarald WeinrichHarald Weinrich is a German classical scholar, scholar of Romance philology and philosopher, known for the breadth of his writings. He is emeritus professor of the Collège de France, and held the chair of Romance literature from 1992 to 1998.His doctorate and Habilitation were from the University...
, linguist - 19941994 in literatureThe year 1994 in literature involved some significant events and new books.-New books:*Kevin J. Anderson - Champions of the Force, Dark Apprentice and Jedi Search*Reed Arvin - The Wind in the Wheat*Greg Bear - Songs of Earth and Power...
: Hans-Martin Gauger, philologist and linguist - 19961996 in literatureThe year 1996 in literature involved some significant events and new books.-Events:*Harper Lee's novel, To Kill a Mockingbird, is removed from an advanced placement English reading list in Lindale, Texas because it "conflicted with the values of the community."* In the United Kingdom, the first...
: Arnold Esch, historian - 19981998 in literatureThe year 1998 in literature involved some significant events and new books.-Events:*March 5 - Tennessee Williams' 1938 play, Not About Nightingales, receives its stage première....
: Peter Gülke, musicologist - 20002000 in literatureThe year 2000 in literature involved some significant events and new books.-Events:* February 13 - Final original Peanuts comic strip is published...
: Dieter BorchmeyerDieter BorchmeyerDieter Borchmeyer is a German literary critic.Borchmeyer is Professor Emeritus of Modern German Literature and Dramatic Theory at the University of Heidelberg, where he is currently Seniorprofessor. Borchmeyer is President of the Bavarian Academy of Fine Arts...
, philologist and dramatician - 20022002 in literatureThe year 2002 in literature involved some significant events and new books.-Events:*March 16: Authorities in Saudi Arabia arrested and jailed poet Abdul Mohsen Musalam and fired a newspaper editor following the publication of Musalam's poem The Corrupt on Earth that criticized the state's Islamic...
: Otfried HöffeOtfried HöffeOtfried Höffe is a German philosopher and professor.From 1964 to 1970, he studied philosophy, history, sociology and theology at the universities of Münster, Tübingen, Saarbrücken and Munich. His 1971 dissertation was on the practical philosophy of Aristotle. In 1970 and 1971, he was visiting...
, philosopher
External links
- “Literaturpreise des Freistaates Bayern” at the website of the Bavarian State Ministry of Sciences, Research and the Arts (German)