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Sarah Kirsch (née Ingrid Hella Irmelinde Bernstein)
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Memorial Page for Sarah Kirsch (née Ingrid Hella Irmelinde Bernstein)

Apr 16, 1935 – May 5, 2013(78 years)Died in:Heide, Kreis Dithmarschen

German poet

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Occupation(4)

poetwriterchildren's writertranslator

Awards(10)

Georg Büchner PrizeMainz resident writerFriedrich-Hölderlin-PreisOrder of Merit of the Free State of ThuringiaSamuel-Bogumil-Linde prizeRoswitha PrizeAnnette von Droste-Hülshoff prizeIda-Dehmel-LiteraturpreisJean-Paul-PreisPeter-Huchel-Preis

Spouse(1)

Rainer Kirsch

Education(3)

Martin Luther University Halle-WittenbergGerman Institute for LiteratureLeipzig University

Sarah Kirsch (* April 16, 1935 in Limlingerode; † May 5, 2013 in Heide) was a german poet. She was 78 years old. She was married to Rainer Kirsch. Her education included Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg, German Institute for Literature and Leipzig University. She received 10 awards, including Georg Büchner Prize, Mainz resident writer.

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Born in Limlingerode, Hohenstein

1935

Married Rainer Kirsch

1960

until 1968

Roswitha Prize

1983

Friedrich-Hölderlin-Preis

1984

Mainz resident writer

1988

Ida-Dehmel-Literaturpreis

1992

Peter-Huchel-Preis

1993

Georg Büchner Prize

1996

Annette von Droste-Hülshoff prize

1997

Jean-Paul-Preis

2005

Order of Merit of the Free State of Thuringia

2006

Samuel-Bogumil-Linde prize

2007

Died in Heide, Kreis Dithmarschen

2013

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Sarah Kirsch (née Ingrid Hella Irmelinde Bernstein). Forever remembered.