Herbert Meier

Herbert Meier
Born(1928-08-29)29 August 1928
Solothurn, Switzerland
Died21 September 2018(2018-09-21) (aged 90)
Alma materUniversity of Basel
University of Vienna
University of Paris
University of Fribourg
OccupationsWriter, translator

Herbert Meier (29 August 1928 – 21 September 2018)[1] was a Swiss writer and translator.

Meier studied literature, history of art and philosophy at the universities of Basel, Vienna, Paris and Fribourg.

Since 1955, Meier was a freelance writer in Zurich. He won the Conrad-Ferdinand-Meyer-Preis in 1964. The main component of his work was translating classical and modern theatre plays from French to German (authors such as Paul Claudel and Georges Schehadé).

References

  1. ^ Der Schriftsteller Herbert Meier ist neunzigjährig in Zürich gestorben (in German)

Sources

  • Biography at felix-bloch-erben.de (in German)


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