Johann Gottfried von Herder Prize
The Johann Gottfried von Herder Prize was set up in 1935 by the "FVS Foundation" .
Importance of the price
The prize, named after Johann Gottfried Herder , was a culture prize intended primarily for German speakers who lived outside the borders of the German Empire , specifically for the Free City of Danzig , the Baltic States and the Soviet Union . It was donated by the Hamburg businessman Alfred Toepfer (1894–1993). The group of recipients included historians, preservationists, writers, folklore researchers and university lecturers who were honored for special services in their special field. The award was made by the Albertus University of Königsberg .
Award winners
- 1936: Agnes Miegel , writer
- 1937: Kurt Lück , folk researcher
- 1937: Josef Mühlberger , writer and journalist
- 1939: Walther Recke , historian, archivist
- 1940: Wilhelm Klumberg , economist, university director
- 1940: Reinhard Wittram , historian
- 1941: Bernhard Schmid , architect, preservationist
- 1942: Ottfried Graf von Finckenstein , writer
- 1943/44: Paul Brock , writer
- 1943/44: Erich Karschies , writer
- 1943/44: Charlotte Keyser , writer; awarded in June 1944 in Memel
Board of Trustees
Members of the board of trustees were Hans-Bernhard von Grünberg , Viktor Grüner, Heinrich Harmjanz , Gunther Ipsen , Kurt Lück , Kurt von Raumer , Walther Recke , Theodor Schieder , Arved von Schultz , Bernhard Schmid , Edmund Spohr , Heinz Wismann and Walther Ziesemer .
continuation
A continuation was the Herder Prize , which was awarded from 1963 to 2006 by the Alfred Toepfer Foundation FVS .
literature
- Jan Zimmermann: The FVS Foundation's Culture Awards 1935–1945. Presentation and documentation . Edited by the "Alfred Toepfer Foundation FVS". Christian, Hamburg 2000, ISBN 3-7672-1374-5 .