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George Steiner

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American writer (1928-2020)

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Francis George Steiner, FBA was a French and American literary critic, essayist, philosopher, novelist and educator. He wrote extensively about the relationship between language, literature and society, as well as the impact of the Holocaust.

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2014honorary doctorate from ENS
2012honorary doctor of the University of Girona
2009honorary doctor of the University of Lisbon
2007Alfonso Reyes International Prize
2006Honorary doctor of the University of Bologna
2003Ludwig-Börne-Preis
2002honorary doctorate of the University of Salamanca
2001Princess of Asturias Award for Communications and Humanities
1998“Today” Prize
1998honorary doctor of Paris Descartes University
1995honorary doctor of Durham University
1990Honorary doctor of the University of Liège
1990honorary doctorate of the University of Glasgow
1989honorary doctor of the University of Bristol
1984Knight of the Legion of Honour
1980Honorary doctor of the Catholic University of Louvain
1971Guggenheim Fellowship
1950Rhodes Scholarship
Fellow of the British Academy
Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature

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Francis George Steiner, FBA was a French and American literary critic, essayist, philosopher, novelist and educator. He wrote extensively about the relationship between language, literature and society, as well as the impact of the Holocaust. A 2001 article in The Guardian described Steiner as a "polyglot and polymath".

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France
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Writers
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deceased
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Lived 1929 to 2020 · aged 90
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