Georg-Büchner-Preis

The Georg Büchner Prize was first established during the Weimar Republic by the State of Hesse. Its purpose was to recognise writers, artists, actors and singers. It was first awarded in 1923 in the state capital, Darmstadt.
Since 1951 the new Büchner Prize has been awarded annually by the German Academy for Language and Literature. According to the charter of the Academy, it is given to authors »writing in the German language whose work is considered especially meritorious and who have made a significant contribution to contemporary German culture.«
The prize is awarded at a ceremony held during the autumn conference of the German Academy in Darmstadt.
The prize currently comes with an award of €50,000.

Heinrich Böll

Writer
Born 21/12/1917
Deceased 16/7/1985
Member since 1954
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Geleitet von einem empfindlichen Gewissen und brennender Wahrheitsliebe hat er menschliche Verhaltensweisen und gesellschaftliche Zustände unserer Zeit mutig dargestellt...

Jury members
Juryvorsitz: Gerhard Storz
Friedrich Bischoff, Richard Gerlach, Rudolf Hagelstange, Karl Krolow, Wilhelm Lehmann, Fritz Martini, Otto Rombach, Horst Rüdiger, Heinz Winfried Sabais (Stadt Darmstadt), Dolf Sternberger, W. E. Süskind, ein Verteter des Hessischen Kultusministeriums