Ingeborg Bachmann Prize
1 appearances
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Edition 5 (1981) Winner
Urs Jaeggi
ウルス・イェッギ
Urs Jaeggi
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1931-06-23 （Solothurn, Switzerland）
- Died
- 2021-02-13 （Berlin, Germany） age 89
- Nationality
- Swiss
- Languages
- German, English
- Residence History
- Solothurn, Switzerland → Berlin, Germany → Mexico City, Mexico
Career
- Occupations
- sociologist, painter, author, professor
- Active Years
- 1950-2021
- Affiliations
- University of Bern (Sociology), Ruhr University Bochum (Sociology / Social Philosophy), The New School (New York, faculty/visiting), Free University of Berlin (faculty)
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | Ingeborg Bachmann Prize | — | — | Ingeborg Bachmann Prize (awarding body) | 受賞 |
Ingeborg Bachmann Prize
1981
Organization:
Ingeborg Bachmann Prize (awarding body)
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- socio-philosophical perspective in essays and fictionblend of academic analysis and literary expression
- Recurring Motifs
- critique of modern societyrelationship between individual and societyidentity and alienation
Legacy
An interdisciplinary figure combining achievements in sociology with creative work as a painter and author. Winner of the Ingeborg Bachmann Prize in 1981, he taught and researched in Bern, Bochum, New York and Berlin. His work crossed academic, literary and visual-art boundaries and left an impact on Swiss and international cultural scenes.
Archives
- HelveticArchives (Swiss National Library)
- Holdings at the Swiss National Library
Trivia
- His daughter Rahel Jaeggi is a professor of philosophy at the Humboldt University of Berlin.
- He won the Ingeborg Bachmann Prize in 1981.
- He was active as a visual artist and participated in solo and group exhibitions from 1985 onwards.
- In later life he lived in Berlin and Mexico City.