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Erika Burkart
Swiss writer (1922-2010) · Switzerland · On the map · Writers · Died at 88
Erika Burkart was a Swiss writer, teacher and poet. She wrote poems and epic poems, and received international recognition. Burkart was the recipient of many awards, among them the Conrad-Ferdinand-Meyer-Preis, the Gottfried-Keller-Preis, the Joseph-Breitbach-Preis, and the Wolfgang-Amadeus-Mozart-Preis.
Erika Burkart is read about 7 times a day, in 9 languages.
A typical day, 30 days to 15 September 2026
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2010Died14 April 20102005Schiller prizeAward2002Joseph-Breitbach-PreisAward1992Gottfried-Keller-PreisAward1978Johann-Peter-Hebel-PreisAward1971Ida-Dehmel-LiteraturpreisAward1961Conrad Ferdinand Meyer PrizeAward1957Droste-PreisAward1922Born8 February 1922
Awards
About this person
She was also awarded the Grand Prize of the Swiss Schiller Foundation, the only woman to have received the prize.
Country
Switzerland
Category
Writers
Type
Writer / Author
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1922 to 2010 · aged 88
