Herder Prize
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The Herder Prize (German: Gottfried-von-Herder-Preis), named after the German philosopher Johann Gottfried Herder (1744–1803), was a prestigious international prize awarded every year from 1964 to 2006 to scholars and artists from Central and Southeast Europe whose life and work have contributed to the cultural understanding of European countries and their peaceful interrelations. Established in 1963, the first prizes were awarded in 1964.
The prize jury was composed of German and Austrian universities. Financing for the Prize, which amounted to €15,000, was sponsored by the Alfred Toepfer Foundation based in Hamburg. The awards were traditionally presented in an annual ceremony at the University of Vienna and handed over by the President of Austria. Each prize also included a one-year scholarship at an Austrian university given to a young person nominated by the winning scholar.
The prize was open to
Since its inception the prize was open to scholars and artists from seven central and southeast, mostly communist, European countries (
Usually seven recipients would be announced every year, except in 1964 (four), 1977 (eight), 1993 (nine), and in 2006 (five)[1] — which was also the last edition of the Herder Prize. In 2007 the prize was discontinued and merged with other prize funds sponsored by the Alfred Toepfer Foundation to create a new Europe-wide annual award, the KAIROS Prize, worth €75,000 and given to a single artist every year to encourage their innovative work.
List of recipients
See also
References
- ^ "Preise bis 2006 Hansischer Goethe-Preis Alfred Toepfer Stiftung F.V.S." 5 March 2007. Archived from the original on 5 March 2007. Retrieved 22 February 2024.
External links
- Official website
- Complete list of winners Wayback Archive Österreich-Bibliotheken.at (in German)