Humanism Prize

Awarded the Humanism Prize 2008 to Leoluca Orlando

The Humanism Prize is an award that has been presented every two years by the German Association of Classical Philologists since 1998 . The basic idea behind this award is “the ideal, dating back to antiquity, of combining intellectual education and active advocacy for the common good.” The award ceremony takes place at the federal congress of the DAV; it is preceded by a laudation by a high-ranking representative of science, journalism or politics.

Previous winners

• 1998: Richard von Weizsäcker
• 2000: Roman Herzog
• 2002: Alfred Grosser
• 2004: Władysław Bartoszewski
• 2006: Jutta Limbach
• 2008: Leoluca Orlando
• 2010: Monika Maron
• 2012: Sebastian Krumbiegel
• 2014: Michael Köhlmeier
• 2016: Andrea Riccardi
• 2018: Rita Süssmuth

Web links

• German Association of Classical Philologists: Information on the Humanism Prize
• Invitation to the federal congress with award ceremony 2012
• Press release on the award to Monika Maron (2010)
• Press release on the award to Roman Herzog (2000)