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Max Tau

German writer · Germany · On the map · Writers · Lived 1897 to 1976 · aged 79

Max Tau was a German-Norwegian writer, editor, and publisher.

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A typical day, 30 days to 8 October 2026

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A life in dates

1976Died13 March 19761967Knight Commander's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of GermanyAwardMore about this1966Kulturpreis der deutschen FreimaurerAwardLessing RingAward1965Nelly Sachs PrizeAward1950Peace Prize of the German Publishers' and Booksellers' AssociationAward1897Born19 January 1897

Also in Deutsch Français

Media & music

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Max Tau (left) at the ceremony for Friedenspreis des Deutschen Buchhandels for Frère Roger (in white) in St. Paul's Church, Frankfurt am Main 1974. West-German president Walter Scheel is seated next to Tau. Credit: Deutsche Bundearchiv

Max Tau (left) at the ceremony for Friedenspreis des Deutschen Buchhandels for Frère Roger (in white) in St. Paul's Church, Frankfurt am Main 1974. West-German president Walter Scheel is seated next to Tau. Credit: Deutsche Bundearchiv

Awards

Knight Commander's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany1967

Kulturpreis der deutschen Freimaurer1966

Lessing Ring1966

Nelly Sachs Prize1965

Peace Prize of the German Publishers' and Booksellers' Association1950

Escudo Silesiano

Knight First Class of the Order of St. Olav

About this person

Country

Germany

Category

Writers

Type

Writer / Author

Status

Deceased

Dates

Lived 1897 to 1976 · aged 79

The same award as Max

Abbas KhiderBoth received Nelly Sachs Prize

Peter HuchelBoth received Lessing Ring

Lev KopelevBoth received Lessing Ring

Georges-Arthur GoldschmidtBoth received Nelly Sachs Prize

Hans KüngBoth received Lessing Ring

Hermann KestenBoth received Nelly Sachs Prize