Quickborn-Preis Explained

Quickborn-Preis is a literary prize of Germany, which is given for special achievements in the field of Low German language literature or folklore research. First awarded in 1960,^[1] it is awarded every two years, and the winner receives a prize of 2000 euros.^[2]

Prize winners

1960 – 1984

• 1960:
• 1962: Rudolf Kinau
• 1964: Alma Rogge
• 1966: Albert Mähl
• 1970: Wilhelmine Siefkes
• 1972: Heinrich Schmidt-Barrien
• 1974: Hinrich Kruse
• 1976: Theodor Schuster
• 1978: Günter Harte
• 1980: Heinrich Diers
• 1982: Johann Diedrich Bellmann
• 1984: Konrad Hansen

Prize winners since 1992

• 1992: Heinrich Kröger
• 1994: Friedrich W. Michelsen
• 1996: Heinrich Egon Hansen
• 1998: Jürgen Schierer
• 2000: Hans Timmermann
• 2002: Inge Bichel and Ulf Bichel^[3]
• 2004: Cornelia Nenz^[4]
• 2006: Volker Holm
• 2008: Jürgen Meier
• 2010: Heike Müns
• 2012: Hartmut Cyriacks and
• 2014: Georg Bühren
• 2016: Dieter Andresen
• 2018: Karl-Heinz Madauß
• 2020: Heinrich Thies

Notes and References

1. Book: Kürschners Deutscher Literatur-Kalender. 58. Jahrgang 1981. Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG.. 1441. 2019. 9783110838961. de.
2. Web site: Quickborn-Preis. nsks.de. 24 June 2020. de.
3. Book: 1900–1904: Schriften. Carstens . Bärbel . Carstens . Uwe . Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG. 605–6. de. 2018. 9783110581072.
4. Web site: QUICKBORN-PREIS 2004. threms.de. de. 24 June 2020.