Herbert Meier | |
Birth Date: | 29 August 1928 |
Birth Place: | Solothurn, Switzerland |
Nationality: | Swiss |
Alma Mater: | University of Basel University of Vienna University of Paris University of Fribourg |
Occupation: | Writer, translator |
Herbert Meier (29 August 1928 – 21 September 2018)[1] was 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).