The »Johann-Heinrich-Voß-Preis für Übersetzung« (Prize for Translation) has been awarded by the German Academy for Language and Literature since 1958 for the »outstanding achievements in translation,« with a particular emphasis on the translation of literature into German.
The prize is awarded annually at the spring conference of the German Academy.
The Johann Heinrich Voß Prize has been endowed with €20,000 since 2002.
Translator
Born 2/10/1947
Deceased 15/10/2020
Frank Günther, der seit vielen Jahren sich der Übersetzung des Gesamtwerks von William Shakespeare verschrieben hat...
Jury members
Kommission: Ralph Dutli, Joachim Kalka, Friedhelm Kemp, Werner von Koppenfels, Per Øhrgaard, Ilma Rakusa, Michael Walter
Mitglieder des Erweiterten Präsidiums