Otfried Preußler

German children's books author (1923-2013) · Germany · Writers · Died at 89

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Otfried Preußler was a German children's book author.

A life in dates

2013Died18 February 20132010Bavarian Maximilian Order for Science and ArtAward1998WildweibchenpreisAward1993Officer's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of GermanyAward1988Großer Preis der Deutschen Akademie für Kinder- und Jugendliteratur e.V. VolkachAwardMore about this1987Andreas Gryphius PrizeAwardBayerischer PoetentalerAward1973Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of GermanyAward1972Zilveren GriffelAward1923Born20 October 1923

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Otfried Preußler (2010)

Awards

Bavarian Maximilian Order for Science and Art2010

Wildweibchenpreis1998

Officer's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany1993

Großer Preis der Deutschen Akademie für Kinder- und Jugendliteratur e.V. Volkach1988

Andreas Gryphius Prize1987

Bayerischer Poetentaler1987

Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany1973

Zilveren Griffel1972

Bavarian Order of Merit

Commander's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany

In their orbit

Father: Josef Preußler

About this person

Country

Germany

In common with Otfried

Daniel BrühlAlso in Krabat (2008)

Barbara SchönebergerAlso in The Robber Hotzenplotz (2006)

Otto SanderAlso in Krabat (2008)

Uwe OchsenknechtAlso in The Little Ghost (2013)

Barbara ValentinAlso in News from Robber Hotzenplotz (1979)

Armin RohdeAlso in The Robber Hotzenplotz (2006)

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