Brothers Grimm Prize from the Philipps University of Marburg
The Brothers Grimm Prize of the Philipps University of Marburg has been awarded by the Philipps University of Marburg since 1943 . It is awarded every two years in memory of the Brothers Grimm and “in recognition of their entire scientific work”. With this award , the university honors “outstanding achievements in the research areas of the brothers Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm ..., in particular linguistics and literary studies, folklore, legal history and historical studies” (quoted from the statutes). The prize, which is donated by the State of Hesse , consists of a medal with a portrait of the Brothers Grimm, a certificate and a donation of 5,000 euros.
The jury includes the President of the University of Marburg, representatives of the individual subjects (German studies, literary studies, history, law, European ethnology) and the Brothers Grimm Society .
For other awards named after the Brothers Grimm, see Brothers Grimm .
Award winners
- 1943 Karl Helm
- 1950 Georg Baesecke
- 1952 Erik Rooth
- 1954 Hermann Teuchert
- 1957 Gesinus G. Kloeke
- 1959 Louis Hammerich
- 1961 Emil Öhmann
- 1963 Friedrich Stroh and Friedrich Maurer
- 1965 Wolfgang Stammler
- 1967 Friedrich Ohly
- 1969 Jean Fourquet
- 1971 Friedrich Neumann and Wilhelm Ebel
- 1974 Winfred P. Lehmann
- 1977 Leopold Schmidt and Stefan Sonderegger
- 1979 Adalbert Erler and Emil Skála
- 1981 Kurt Ruh
- 1983 Walter Schlesinger
- 1985 Lutz Röhrich
- 1987 Hans Fromm
- 1989 Ruth Schmidt-Wiegand
- 1991 Karl Stackmann
- 1993 Hermann Bausinger
- 1995 Arno Borst
- 1997 Werner Ogris
- 1999 Heinz Rölleke
- 2002 Dietmar Willoweit
- 2004 Rolf Wilhelm Brednich
- 2007 Peter von Matt
- 2009 Theo Kölzer
- 2010 Hans-Jörg Uther
- 2012 Heribert Prantl
- 2014 Ruth Klüger
- 2017 heather miracle
- 2019 Maria Tatar
literature
- Speeches on the award of the Brothers Grimm Prize. Edited by the President of the Philipps University of Marburg, 3 booklets, Marburg 1991–1995.