Ludwig Börne Prize
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The Ludwig Börne Prize ({{langx|de|Ludwig-Börne-Preis|links=no}}) is a literary award that is awarded annually by the Frankfurt-based Ludwig-Börne-Stiftung. It is one of the most important of its kind in German-speaking countries.
Objective and methods
In 1992 the banker and publicist Michael A. Gotthelf established a foundation that annually awards the Ludwig-Börne-Preis to a German-speaking author, acknowledging his or her outstanding performances in the fields of essays, reviews and reportage. Thus, the foundation celebrates the memory of the Frankfurt author, revolutionary democrat and political journalist Ludwig Börne (1786–1837) and his works.
A judge is nominated by the foundation board, for the sole responsibility of deciding who will win this award. This judge, moreover, makes a speech in the winner’s honor. The prize is worth 20,000 euros and its presentation takes place in St. Paul's Church in Frankfurt.
In 2010 the foundation for the first time awarded a Börne Honorary Medal to Marcel Reich-Ranicki for his lifetime achievements.{{cite web | last=Serrao | first=Marc Felix | title=Feierstunde mit Gediegenheit | website=Süddeutsche.de | date=7 June 2010 | url=https://www.sueddeutsche.de/medien/boerne-preis-fuer-reich-ranicki-feierstunde-mit-gediegenheit-1.954393 | language=de | access-date=19 September 2022 | archive-date=20 September 2022 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220920171818/https://www.sueddeutsche.de/medien/boerne-preis-fuer-reich-ranicki-feierstunde-mit-gediegenheit-1.954393 | url-status=live }}
Foundation board
Founder and chairman of Ludwig-Börne-Stiftung is Michael A. Gotthelf. The foundation board is made up of Salomon Korn (chairman of the Jewish community in Frankfurt), Peter Feldmann (mayor of Frankfurt), Ina Hartwig (head of the Frankfurt culture department), Hubert Burda (Hubert Burda Media) and Thomas Bellut (ZDF director general), ({{asof|2022}}).{{cite web | title=Vorstand der Ludwig Börne Stiftung | website=Ludwig Börne Stiftung | url=https://boerne-stiftung.de/vorstand-ludwig-boerne-stiftung.html | language=de | access-date=18 September 2022 | archive-date=22 September 2024 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240922110140/https://boerne-stiftung.de/vorstand-ludwig-boerne-stiftung.html | url-status=live }}
Award winners
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- 1993: Joachim Kaiser, editor
- 1994: Marie-Luise Scherer, author
- 1995: Marcel Reich-Ranicki, publicist and literary critic
- 1996: Joachim C. Fest, publicist, author and contemporary historian
- 1997: {{ill|Richard Schröder (theologian)|lt=Richard Schröder|de|Richard Schröder (Theologe)}}, philosopher and Protestant theologian
- 1998: Josef Joffe, publicist, publisher and lecturer
- 1999: Georges-Arthur Goldschmidt, author and translator
- 2000: no award
- 2001: Rudolf Augstein, journalist, publisher and publicist
- 2002: Hans Magnus Enzensberger, poet, author and editor
- 2003: George Steiner, author, philosopher and cultural critic
- 2004: Daniela Dahn, journalist and author
- 2005: {{ill|Henning Ritter|de}}, editor[http://www.perlentaucher.de/autoren/15662/Henning_Ritter.html Personenbeschreibung] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120215025636/http://www.perlentaucher.de/autoren/15662/Henning_Ritter.html |date=2012-02-15 }} on perlentaucher.de
- 2006: {{ill|Wolfgang Büscher|de|Wolfgang Büscher (Journalist)}}, journalist and author
- 2007: Henryk M. Broder, journalist and author
- 2008: Alice Schwarzer, women’s rights’ activist and publisher
- 2009: Frank Schirrmacher, journalist, publisher and author
- 2010: Marcel Reich-Ranicki (medal for his life work){{cite web | title=Ludwig-Börne-Medaille für Reich-Ranickis Lebenswerk | website=Focus | date=15 November 2013 | url=https://www.focus.de/kultur/kultur-news/ludwig-boerne-medaille-fuer-reich-ranickis-lebenswerk-marcel-reich-ranicki_id_1786829.html | language=de | access-date=19 September 2022 | archive-date=22 September 2024 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240922110024/https://www.focus.de/kultur/kultur-news/ludwig-boerne-medaille-fuer-reich-ranickis-lebenswerk-marcel-reich-ranicki_id_1786829.html | url-status=live }}
- 2011: Joachim Gauck, President of Germany, civil rights activist and publicist{{cite web | title=Präsident der Herzen: Joachim Gauck erhält Börne-Preis | website=Der Spiegel | date=24 January 2011 | url=https://www.spiegel.de/kultur/gesellschaft/praesident-der-herzen-joachim-gauck-erhaelt-boerne-preis-a-741217.html | language=de | access-date=18 September 2022 | archive-date=31 March 2023 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230331072039/https://www.spiegel.de/kultur/gesellschaft/praesident-der-herzen-joachim-gauck-erhaelt-boerne-preis-a-741217.html | url-status=live }}
- 2012: Götz Aly, historian and journalist
- 2013: Peter Sloterdijk, philosopher and essayist
- 2014: Florian Illies, journalist and author{{cite web | title=Börne-Preis 2014 an Florian Illies | website=Focus | date=11 February 2014 | url=https://www.focus.de/kultur/buecher/literatur-boerne-preis-2014-an-florian-illies_id_3606494.html | language=de | access-date=18 September 2022 | archive-date=6 April 2023 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230406224123/https://www.focus.de/kultur/buecher/literatur-boerne-preis-2014-an-florian-illies_id_3606494.html | url-status=live }}
- 2015: Jürgen Kaube, journalist and publisher
- 2016: {{ill|Martin Meyer (journalist)|lt=Martin Meyer|de|Martin Meyer (Publizist)}}, journalist
- 2017: Rüdiger Safranski, philosopher
- 2018: Souad Mekhennet, journalist
- 2019: Eva Menasse, writer{{cite news | title=Juror Florian Illies: Börne-Preis 2019 für Eva Menasse | website=FAZ.NET | date=5 February 2019 | url=https://www.faz.net/aktuell/feuilleton/buecher/autoren/juror-florian-illies-boerne-preis-2019-fuer-eva-menasse-16025255.html | language=de | access-date=9 August 2021 | archive-date=22 September 2024 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240922110139/https://www.faz.net/aktuell/feuilleton/buecher/autoren/juror-florian-illies-boerne-preis-2019-fuer-eva-menasse-16025255.html | url-status=live }}
- 2020: Christoph Ransmayr, writer{{cite news | title=Steinmeier verleiht Ludwig-Börne-Preis an Ransmayr | website=ZEIT ONLINE | date=8 August 2021 | url=https://www.zeit.de/news/2021-08/08/steinmeier-verleiht-ludwig-boerne-preis-an-ransmayr | language=de | access-date=9 August 2021 | archive-date=9 August 2021 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210809120034/https://www.zeit.de/news/2021-08/08/steinmeier-verleiht-ludwig-boerne-preis-an-ransmayr | url-status=live }}{{cite news | title=Bundespräsident als Juror: Börne-Preis für Christoph Ransmayr | website=FAZ.NET | date=12 February 2020 | url=https://www.faz.net/aktuell/feuilleton/buecher/autoren/boerne-preis-2020-geht-an-christoph-ransmayr-16630066.html | language=de | access-date=9 August 2021 | archive-date=9 August 2021 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210809120345/https://www.faz.net/aktuell/feuilleton/buecher/autoren/boerne-preis-2020-geht-an-christoph-ransmayr-16630066.html | url-status=live }}
- 2022: {{ill|Eric Gujer|de}}, journalist{{cite news | last=Glas | first=Othmara | title=Ludwig-Börne-Preis: Der Anti-Hysteriker Eric Gujer | website=FAZ.NET | date=22 May 2022 | url=https://www.faz.net/aktuell/feuilleton/debatten/anti-hysteriker-eric-gujer-erhaelt-ludwig-boerne-preis-18051259.html | language=de | access-date=18 September 2022 | archive-date=20 September 2022 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220920170541/https://www.faz.net/aktuell/feuilleton/debatten/anti-hysteriker-eric-gujer-erhaelt-ludwig-boerne-preis-18051259.html | url-status=live }}
- 2023 Robert Habeck, Federal Minister for Economic Affairs and Climate Action{{cite web | title=Wirtschaftsminister Habeck erhält Ludwig-Börne-Preis 2023 | website=Süddeutsche.de | agency=dpa | date=16 February 2023 | url=https://www.sueddeutsche.de/kultur/literatur-frankfurt-am-main-wirtschaftsminister-habeck-erhaelt-ludwig-boerne-preis-2023-dpa.urn-newsml-dpa-com-20090101-230216-99-620241 | language=de | access-date=11 June 2023 | archive-date=11 June 2023 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230611093303/https://www.sueddeutsche.de/kultur/literatur-frankfurt-am-main-wirtschaftsminister-habeck-erhaelt-ludwig-boerne-preis-2023-dpa.urn-newsml-dpa-com-20090101-230216-99-620241 | url-status=live }}
- 2024 Daniel Kehlmann, writer
- 2025 Dan Diner, Israeli-German historian and political writer
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References
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Literature
- {{ill|Georg Stanitzek|de}}: Essay – BRD. Vorwerk 8, Berlin 2011, {{ISBN|978-3-940384-33-1}}, pp. 120–122.
External links
{{Commons category|Ludwig-Boerne-Preis}}
- {{official|https://boerne-stiftung.de/ludwig-boerne-preis.html}} {{in lang|de}}
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Category:German literary awards
Category:1992 establishments in Germany