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Biography of Walter Burkert
2. Feb 1931 – 11. Mar 2015(84 years)Died in:Uster, Bezirk Uster
German classical philologist and religious scholar
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Pour le Mérite for Sciences and Arts orderKnight Commander's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of GermanyBalzan PrizeSigmund Freud PrizeCarl Friedrich Gauss MedalHonorary doctorate from University of TorontoHonorary doctor of the University of OxfordHonorary doctor of the University of FribourgFellow of the British AcademyFellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
Walter Burkert (* 2. February 1931 in Neuendettelsau; † 11. March 2015 in Uster) was a german classical philologist and religious scholar. He was 84 years old. His education included Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München and Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg. He received 10 awards, including Pour le Mérite for Sciences and Arts order, Knight Commander's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany.
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8 Events1931
Born in Neuendettelsau, Landkreis Ansbach
1965
Center for Hellenic Studies
until 1966
1966
Technische Universität Berlin
until 1969
1982
Carl Friedrich Gauss Medal
1990
Balzan Prize
2003
Sigmund Freud Prize
2008
Knight Commander's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany
2015