Schiller Memorial Prize
1 appearances
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Edition 8 (1974) Winner
Ernst Jünger
エルンスト・ユンガー
Erunsuto Y ungā
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1895-03-29 （Heidelberg）
- Died
- 1998-02-17 （Riedlingen） age 102
- Nationality
- German
- Languages
- German
- Religion
- Roman Catholic Church
- Residence History
- Heidelberg → Hanover → Wilflingen
Career
- Occupations
- author, soldier, philosopher, entomologist
- Active Years
- 1920-1998
- Influenced By
- Friedrich Nietzsche, Arthur Schopenhauer
- Influenced
- Martin Heidegger
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hamelin gymnasium | — | General education | — | 1913 | Germany |
Hamelin gymnasium
General education
Period:
1913
Year of Graduation:
1913
Country:
Germany
Attended in 1913
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1918 | Pour le Mérite | — | — | German Empire | 受賞 |
| 1916 | Iron Cross 1st Class | — | — | Imperial German Army | 受賞 |
| 1982 | Goethe Prize | — | — | City of Frankfurt | 受賞 |
| 1974 | Schiller Memorial Prize | — | — | State of Baden-Württemberg | 受賞 |
Pour le Mérite
1918
Organization:
German Empire
Result:
受賞
Iron Cross 1st Class
1916
Organization:
Imperial German Army
Result:
受賞
Goethe Prize
1982
Organization:
City of Frankfurt
Result:
受賞
Schiller Memorial Prize
1974
Organization:
State of Baden-Württemberg
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Goethe Prize of the City of Frankfurt
1 appearances
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Edition 34 (1982) Winner
Works
Major Works
Storm of Steel
1920 War memoirMemoir of his World War I experiences.
warheroism
On the Marble Cliffs
1939 novelAllegorical novel criticizing Nazi Germany.
totalitarianismresistance
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- detailed descriptionspoetic prose
- Recurring Motifs
- wartechnologynature
Legacy
Regarded as a towering and controversial figure in 20th-century German literature for his war experiences and conservative philosophy.
Museums
- Ernst Jünger House Wilflingen Wilflingen
Academic Societies
- Ernst-Jünger-Preis für Entomologie
Quotes
-
What doesn't kill me makes me stronger.
Source: On Pain (1934)
Trivia
- Last living recipient of the military Pour le Mérite
- Briefly served in French Foreign Legion
- Entomologist who collected beetles in trenches