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Martin Walser (née Martin Johannes Walser)
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Memorial Page for Martin Walser (née Martin Johannes Walser)

Mar 24, 1927 – Jul 28, 2023(96 years)Died in:Überlingen, Bodenseekreis

German writer

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July 28th, 2026

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Awards(10)

Pour le Mérite for Sciences and Arts orderGeorg Büchner PrizeOrder of Merit of Baden-WürttembergKnight Commander's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of GermanyHermann-Hesse-PreisGerhart Hauptmann prizeSchiller Memorial PrizeAlemannischer LiteraturpreisPeace Prize of the German Publishers' and Booksellers' AssociationFriedrich-Schiedel-Literaturpreis

Spouse(1)

Katharina Neuner-Jehle

Education(2)

University of TübingenUniversity of Regensburg

Martin Walser (* March 24, 1927 in Wasserburg; † July 28, 2023 in Überlingen) was a german writer. He was 96 years old. He was married to Katharina Neuner-Jehle. He had 5 children. His education included University of Tübingen and University of Regensburg. He received 10 awards, including Pour le Mérite for Sciences and Arts order, Georg Büchner Prize.

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Born in Wasserburg, Landkreis Lindau

1927

Hermann-Hesse-Preis

1957

Gerhart Hauptmann prize

1962

Order of Merit of Baden-Württemberg

1980

Schiller Memorial Prize

1980

Georg Büchner Prize

1981

Friedrich-Schiedel-Literaturpreis

1987

Peace Prize of the German Publishers' and Booksellers' Association

1998

Alemannischer Literaturpreis

2002

Died in Überlingen, Bodenseekreis

2023

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Martin Walser (née Martin Johannes Walser). Forever remembered.