Herbert Meier

Herbert Meier
Born	(1928-08-29) 29 August 1928 Solothurn, Switzerland
Nationality	Swiss
Alma mater	University of Basel University of Vienna University of Paris University of Fribourg
Occupation	Writer, translator

Herbert Meier (born 29 August 1928 in Solothurn) is 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 has been a freelance writer in Zurich. He won the Conrad-Ferdinand-Meyer-Preis in 1964. The main component of his work has been translating classical and modern theatre plays from French into German (authors such as Paul Claudel and Georges Schehadé).

References

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

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