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.
Writer, Translator and Critic
Born 10/8/1913
Deceased 30/12/1973
Aus seinem Gesamtwerk ragen Dichtungen aus den romanischen Sprachen hervor...
Jury members
Kommission: Hans Bender, Hans Hennecke, Horst Rüdiger, Fritz Usinger
Mitglieder des Erweiterten Präsidiums