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Bruno Snell

German classical philologist (1896-1986) · Germany · On the map · Academics · Died at 90

Bruno Snell was a German classical philologist. From 1931 to 1959, he held a chair for classical philology at the University of Hamburg, where he established the Thesaurus Linguae Graecae research centre in 1944.

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1986Died31 October 19861976Doctor Honoris Causa from the Paris-Sorbonne UniversityAward1975Austrian Decoration for Science and ArtAward1970Hegel PrizeAward1969Sigmund Freud PrizeAward1968Doctor Honoris Causa from the University of ParisAward1964Doctor Honoris Causa from the University of Aix-MarseilleAward1896Born18 June 1896

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Doctor Honoris Causa from the Paris-Sorbonne University1976
Austrian Decoration for Science and Art1975
Hegel Prize1970
Sigmund Freud Prize1969
Doctor Honoris Causa from the University of Paris1968
Doctor Honoris Causa from the University of Aix-Marseille1964
Pour le Mérite for Sciences and Arts order
Fellow of the British Academy

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Country
Germany
Category
Academics
Type
Academic
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1896 to 1986 · aged 90