Goethe Medal
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The Goethe Medal, also known as the Goethe-Medaille, is a yearly prize given by the Goethe-Institut honoring non-Germans "who have performed outstanding service for the German language and for international cultural relations".[1] It is an official decoration of the Federal Republic of Germany. The prize used to be given on 22 March, the anniversary of Goethe's death. Since 2009, it has been given on 28 August, the anniversary of Goethe's birth. The first awards were made in 1955. In the intervening years, through 2018, a total of 348 women and men from 65 countries have been so honored.[1] It is not to be confused with Goethe-Medaille für Kunst und Wissenschaft (1932–1944) and Goetheplakette der Stadt Frankfurt am Main.
Recent recipients
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2025
[edit | edit source]- Osman Kavala, cultural promoter, Turkey[3]
- Li Yuan, German studies scholar, China
- David Van Reybrouck, cultural historian, archaeologist and author, Belgium
2024
[edit | edit source]- Claudia Cabrera, literary translator and interpreter, Mexico
- Iskra Geshoska, art historian and cultural manager, North Macedonia
- Carmen Romero Quero, founder and director of the theatre festival Teatro a Mil, Chile
2023
[edit | edit source]- Gaga Chkheidze, film manager, Georgia
- Yi-Wei Keng, curator, dramaturg, and translator, Taiwan
- OFF-Biennale Budapest, Hungary
2022
[edit | edit source]- Mohamed Abla, multimedia artist, Egypt
- Tali Nates, historian and director of the Johannesburg Holocaust & Genocide Centre, South Africa
- Nimi Ravindran und Shiva Pathak from Sandbox Collective, artists and arts administrators, India
2021
[edit | edit source]- Marilyn Douala Bell, Socio-economist
- Toshio Hosokawa, Composer
- Wen Hui, Choreographer
2020
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- Zukiswa Wanner, Writer, publisher and curator[4][5]
- Ian McEwan, Author[6][5]
- Elvira Espejo Ayca, Artist and museum director[7][5]
2019
[edit | edit source]- Enkhbat Roozon, Publisher, bookseller and political journalist[8]
- Shirin Neshat, Artist and filmmaker[8]
- Doğan Akhanlı, freelance author of novels and essays in Turkish, and a play in German[8]
2018
[edit | edit source]- Heidi Abderhalden and Rolf Abderhalden (Mapa Teatro), Colombian theater maker[9]
- Claudia Andujar, Brazilian photographer and activist
- Péter Eötvös, Hungarian composer and conductor[10]
2017
[edit | edit source]- Urvashi Butalia, Indian feminist and historian
- Emily Nasrallah, Lebanese writer
- Irina Shcherbakova, Russian historian and journalist
2016
[edit | edit source]- Akinbode Akinbiyi, British-Nigerian photographer
- Yurii Andrukhovych, Ukrainian writer and translator
- David Lordkipanidze, Georgian anthropologist and archaeologist
2015
[edit | edit source]- Sadiq Jalal al-Azm, Syrian philosopher and writer
- Neil MacGregor, British art historian and former museum director
- Eva Sopher, German-Brazilian cultural entrepreneur
2014
[edit | edit source]- Krystyna Meissner, Polish director
- Robert Wilson, American director and playwright
- Gerard Mortier, (posthumously) Belgian opera director
2013
[edit | edit source]- S. Mahmoud Hosseini Zad, Persian translator of German literature.
- Naveen Kishore, publisher of Seagull Books.
- Petros Markaris, Greek novelist.
2012
[edit | edit source]- Irena Veisaitė
- Bolat Atabayev[11]
- Dževad Karahasan, Bosnian writer
2011
[edit | edit source]2010
[edit | edit source]- Ágnes Heller, Hungarian philosopher[13][14]
- Fuad Rifka
- John Spalek
2009
[edit | edit source]2008
[edit | edit source]2007
[edit | edit source]2006
[edit | edit source]2005
[edit | edit source]2004
[edit | edit source]- Mohan Agashe
- Kevin Willie
- Imre Kertész[17]
- Paul Michael Lützeler
- Anatoli A. Michailow
- Sergio Paulo Rouanet
2003
[edit | edit source]2002
[edit | edit source]- Werner Michael Blumenthal
- Georges-Arthur Goldschmidt
- Francisek Grucza
- Touradj Rahnema
- Antonio Skármeta
2001
[edit | edit source]2000
[edit | edit source]Other notable recipients
[edit | edit source]20th century recipients are:[18]
- 1960: Hermann Boeschenstein
- 1961: Robert Minder
- 1963: Marian Szyrocki
- 1967: Peter Jørgensen
- 1968: Gertrud Seidmann
- 1969: Cornelis Soeteman
- 1970: Pierre Bertaux
- 1973: Chetana Nagavajara
- 1976: Pierre-Paul Sagave, Elichi Kikuchi, Waichi Sakurai, John Asher, Ingerid Dal
- 1982: Ekrem Akurgal, Werner Kraft
- 1983: Bruno Bettelheim
- 1985: Alokeranjan Dasgupta, Johannes Edfelt
- 1987: Gordon A. Craig, Pierre Boulez, Pavica Mrazović
- 1988: George Mosse, Pierre Bourdieu, Giorgio Strehler
- 1989: Ernst Gombrich
- 1990: György Ligeti, Thomas Messer, Hubert Orłowski, Eda Sagarra, Hilde Spiel
- 1991: Leslie Bodi, Jan Hoet, Panagiotis Kondylis, Eduardo Paolozzi, Hans Sahl
- 1992: Elisabeth Augustin, Karl Raimund Popper, Hugo Rokyta
- 1993: Michel Tournier
- 1994: István Szabó, Billy Wilder
- 1995: Isang Yun, Hermann von der Dunk[19]
- 1996: Jan Křen
- 1997: Nam June Paik, Rolf Liebermann
- 1998: Ralf Dahrendorf
- 1999: Dani Karavan, Leoluca Orlando, Jiří Gruša
Controversy
[edit | edit source]South African novelist Zukiswa Wanner and Egyptian artist Mohamed Abla returned their Goethe Medals in protest of Germany's support of Israel during Israel's bombing campaign in the Gaza Strip.[20]
References
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External links
[edit | edit source]- Official website (in English and German)
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