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Max Tau

マックス・タウ

Makkusu Tau

Profile

Gender
Male
Born
1897-01-19 (Bytom (Upper Silesia, German Empire, present-day Poland))
Died
1976-03-13 (Oslo, Norway) age 79
Nationality
German, Norwegian
Languages
German, Norwegian
Religion
Judaism
Residence History
Bytom, German Empire → Oslo, Norway → Sweden (refugee)

Career

Occupations
Publisher, Writer, Editor
Active Years
1928-1976
Affiliations
Grundt Tanum, Aschehoug
Influenced By
Theodor Fontane

Education

University of Kiel
Literature, Art History, Philosophy, Psychology
Degree: 博士号
Country: Germany
Doctoral dissertation on Theodor Fontane

Awards

Peace Prize of the German Book Trade
1950
Organization: Börsenverein des Deutschen Buchhandels
Result: 受賞
Nelly Sachs Prize
1965
Organization: City of Dortmund
Result: 受賞
Sonning Prize
1970
Organization: University of Copenhagen
Result: 受賞

Awards & Nominations

Legacy

Noted for building cultural relations between Norway and Germany, especially in the context of post-World War II reconciliation.