Konrad Duden Prize

Konrad-Duden Prize
Awarded forContributions to the study of the German language
LocationMannheim
CountryGermany
Presented byCity of Mannheim (with Duden / Bibliographisches Institut)
Reward€12,500
First award1959
Websitewww.mannheim.de/de/stadt-gestalten/preise-der-stadt-mannheim/konrad-duden-preis

Konrad-Duden Prize (Konrad-Duden-Preis) is a German linguistics award presented by the City of Mannheim in cooperation with the Duden publisher (Bibliographisches Institut). It honours individuals with special merits in the research and public understanding of the German language. The prize is endowed with €12,500 and is awarded every three years (formerly awarded more frequently).[1][2]

The prize is awarded by the Mannheim city council on the recommendation of a prize committee (Preisgericht) and is not open to applications.[3]

History

The prize is named after German philologist Konrad Duden.[2]

In 2007, a special award (Sonderpreis) was presented to the Goethe-Institut in connection with Mannheim's 400th anniversary celebrations.[4]

Recipients

The following people and institutions have received the prize:[5]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Konrad-Duden Preis". Stadt Mannheim (in German). Retrieved 31 December 2025.
  2. ^ a b "Konrad-Duden-Preis". Duden (in German). Retrieved 31 December 2025.
  3. ^ "Satzung für die Verleihung des Konrad-Duden-Preises der Stadt Mannheim (PDF)" (PDF). Stadt Mannheim (in German). Retrieved 31 December 2025.
  4. ^ "Konrad-Duden-Sonderpreis geht an das Goethe-Institut". presseportal.ch (in German). 5 March 2007. Retrieved 31 December 2025.
  5. ^ "Trägerinnen und Träger des Konrad-Duden-Preises der Stadt Mannheim (PDF)" (PDF). Stadt Mannheim (in German). Retrieved 31 December 2025.
  6. ^ "Konrad-Duden-Preis geht an Linguistin Christa Dürscheid". Deutschlandfunk Kultur (in German). 15 March 2022. Retrieved 31 December 2025.
  7. ^ "Sprachwissenschaftler Helmuth Feilke erhält Duden-Preis". Deutschlandfunk Kultur (in German). 22 November 2023. Retrieved 31 December 2025.