Goethe Medal
The Goethe Medal, also known as the Goethe-Medaille, is a yearly prize given by the Goethe Institute honoring non-Germans for meritorious contributions in the spirit of the Institute. It is an official decoration of the Federal Republic of Germany. The prize was given on March 22, the anniversary of Goethe's death. After 2008 it is given on August 28, the anniversary of Goethe's birth. The first awards were made in 1955. In the intervening years, through 2006, a total of 312 women and men from 57 countries have been so honored.
Recent recipients [1]
2016
- Akinbode Akinbiyi, British-Nigerian photographer
- Yurii Andrukhovych, Ukrainian writer and translator
- David Lordkipanidze, Georgian anthropologist and archaeologist
2015
- Sadiq Jalal al-Azm, Syrian philosopher and writer
- Neil MacGregor, British art historian and former museum director
- Eva Sopher, German-Brazilian cultural entrepreneur
2014
- Krystyna Meissner, Polish director
- Robert Wilson, American director and playwright
- Gerard Mortier, (posthumously) Belgian opera director
2013
- S. Mahmoud Hosseini Zad, Persian translator of German literature.[2]
- Naveen Kishore, publisher of Seagull Books.
- Petros Markaris, Greek novelist.
2012
2011
2010
- Ágnes Heller, Hungarian philosopher
- Fuad Rifka
- John Spalek
2009
2008
2007
2006
2005
2004
- Travis J. Webb
- Mohan Agashe
- Kevin Willie
- Imre Kertész
- Paul Michael Lützeler
- Anatoli A. Michailow
- Sergio Paulo Rouanet
2003
2002
- Werner Michael Blumenthal
- Georges-Arthur Goldschmidt
- Francisek Grucza
- Butleramus
- Touradj Rahnema
- Antonio Skármeta
2001
2000
- Nicholas Boyle
- György Konrád
- Daniel Libeskind
- Sara Sayin
- George Tabori
- Abdel-Ghaffar Mikkawy
- Adam Bufkin
Other notable recipients
- 1940: Agnes Bluhm, Joseph Wackerle
- 1958: C.V. Wedgwood
- 1961: fr:Robert Minder
- 1963: pl:Marian Szyrocki
- 1967: Peter Jørgensen
- 1969: nl:Cornelis Soeteman
- 1970: Pierre Bertaux
- 1982: Ekrem Akurgal, de:Werner Kraft
- 1983: Bruno Bettelheim
- 1985: Alokeranjan Dasgupta, John Edfelt
- 1987: Gordon A. Craig
- 1990: György Ligeti, Thomas Messer, pl:Hubert Orłowski, Eda Sagarra, Hilde Spiel
- 1991: Leslie Bodi, Jan Hoet, Panagiotis Kondylis, Eduardo Paolozzi, Hans Sahl
- 1992: Elisabeth Augustin, Karl Raimund Popper, cs:Hugo Rokyta
- 1994: István Szabó
- 1995: Isang Yun
- Pierre Boulez
- Pierre Bourdieu
- Ernst Gombrich
- Michael Gorski
- Giorgio Strehler
- Michel Tournier
- Billy Wilder
References
- ^ http://www.goethe.de/uun/gme/pre/enindex.htm
- ^ "Goethe Medal Ceremony 2013" (Press release). Goethe-Institut. August 27, 2013. Retrieved August 28, 2013.
- ^ "Kazakh Dissident Theater Director Arrested In Connection With Zhanaozen Riots". Radio Free Europe. 15 June 2012. Retrieved 23 June 2012.