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Karl Dedecius

German translator (1921-2016) · Germany · On the map · Writers · Died at 94

Karl Dedecius - was a Polish-born German translator of Polish and Russian literature.

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2016Died26 February 20162010German National PrizeAward2000Goethe Plaque of the City of FrankfurtAward1998Wilhelm Leuschner MedalAward1997Andreas Gryphius PrizeAwardSamuel-Bogumil-Linde prizeAward1991Johann Heinrich Merck HonourAward1990Hessian Order of MeritAwardHonorary Doctor of the University of ŁódźAwardPeace Prize of the German Publishers' and Booksellers' AssociationAward1986Hessian Cultural PrizeAward1985Christoph Martin Wieland Translation PrizeAward1967Johann Heinrich Voß Prize for TranslationAward1921Born20 May 1921

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Awards

German National Prize2010
Goethe Plaque of the City of Frankfurt2000
Wilhelm Leuschner Medal1998
Samuel-Bogumil-Linde prize1997
Andreas Gryphius Prize1997
Johann Heinrich Merck Honour1991
Peace Prize of the German Publishers' and Booksellers' Association1990
Hessian Order of Merit1990
Honorary Doctor of the University of Łódź1990
Hessian Cultural Prize1986
Christoph Martin Wieland Translation Prize1985
Johann Heinrich Voß Prize for Translation1967
Knight Commander's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany
Order of the White Eagle
Honorary Doctorate from the Catholic University of Lublin
Commander of the Cross of the Order of Merit of the Republic of Poland
Commander with Star of the Order of Polonia Restituta
Commander with Star of the Order of Merit of the Republic of Poland
Honorary Doctor of the Jagiellonian University of Krakow
Honorary Citizen of Łódź

About this person

Country
Germany
Category
Writers
Type
Writer / Author
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1921 to 2016 · aged 94

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