Walter Burkert

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German classical philologist and religious scholar (1931-2015)

GermanyWritersLived 1931 to 2015 · aged 84

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Awards 11

2008Knight Commander's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany

2003Sigmund Freud Prize

1990Balzan Prize

1982Carl Friedrich Gauss Medal

Pour le Mérite for Sciences and Arts order

Honorary doctorate from University of Toronto

Honorary doctor of the University of Oxford

Honorary doctor of the University of Fribourg

Fellow of the British Academy

Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences

Pour le Mérite

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Antje BoetiusAlso won Carl Friedrich Gauss MedalHelene AhrweilerAlso won Honorary doctor of the University of FribourgCarl Wilhelm SiemensAlso won Honorary doctor of the University of OxfordOdo MarquardAlso won Sigmund Freud PrizeAleida AssmannAlso won Balzan PrizeBeverley McLachlinAlso won Honorary doctorate from University of Toronto

About this person

Country

Germany

Category

Writers

Type

Writer / Author

Status

deceased

Dates

Lived 1931 to 2015 · aged 84

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20 languages

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