SettingsErasmus Prize winners
Abdolkarim Soroush
Abdolkarim Soroush (عبدالكريم سروش), born Hosein Haj Faraj Dabbagh (born 1945; حسين حاج فرج دباغ), is an Iranian thinker, reformer, Rumi scholar and a former professor at the University of...
Abdolkarim Soroush (عبدالكريم سروش), born Hosein Haj Faraj Dabbagh (born 1945; حسين حاج فرج دباغ), is an Iranian thinker, reformer, Rumi scholar and a former professor at the University of...
Adam Michnik
Adam Michnik is a historian, essayist, former dissident, public intellectual, and the editor-in-chief of Poland's largest newspaper Gazeta Wyborcza.
Adam Michnik is a historian, essayist, former dissident, public intellectual, and the editor-in-chief of Poland's largest newspaper Gazeta Wyborcza.
Alan Davidson (food writer)
Alan Eaton Davidson (30 March 1924 – 2 December 2003) was a British diplomat and historian best known for his writing and editing on food and gastronomy.
Alan Eaton Davidson (30 March 1924 – 2 December 2003) was a British diplomat and historian best known for his writing and editing on food and gastronomy.
Alexander King (scientist)
Alexander King CMG, CBE (26 January 1909 - 28 February 2007) was a scientist and pioneer of the sustainable development movement who co-founded the Club of Rome in 1968 with the Italian industri...
Alexander King CMG, CBE (26 January 1909 - 28 February 2007) was a scientist and pioneer of the sustainable development movement who co-founded the Club of Rome in 1968 with the Italian industri...
Amnesty International
Amnesty International is a non-governmental organisation focused on human rights with over 3 million members and supporters around the world.
Amnesty International is a non-governmental organisation focused on human rights with over 3 million members and supporters around the world.
Antonio Cassese
Antonio Cassese (1 January 1937 – 21 October 2011) was an Italian jurist who specialized in public international law.
Antonio Cassese (1 January 1937 – 21 October 2011) was an Italian jurist who specialized in public international law.
Archivo General de Indias
The Archivo General de Indias ("General Archive of the Indies"), housed in Seville, Spain, in the ancient merchants' exchange, the Casa Lonja de Mercaderes, is the document repository of ex...
The Archivo General de Indias ("General Archive of the Indies"), housed in Seville, Spain, in the ancient merchants' exchange, the Casa Lonja de Mercaderes, is the document repository of ex...
Austria
Austria ( or ; Österreich ), officially the Republic of Austria (German: ), is a landlocked country of roughly 8.47 million people in Central Europe.
Austria ( or ; Österreich ), officially the Republic of Austria (German: ), is a landlocked country of roughly 8.47 million people in Central Europe.
Bernard Haitink
Bernard Johan Herman Haitink, CH, KBE (born 4 March 1929) is a Dutch conductor and violinist.
Bernard Johan Herman Haitink, CH, KBE (born 4 March 1929) is a Dutch conductor and violinist.
Bernd and Hilla Becher
Bernard "Bernd" Becher (August 20, 1931 – June 22, 2007), and Hilla Becher, née Wobeser (born September 2, 1934), were German artists working as a collaborative duo.
Bernard "Bernd" Becher (August 20, 1931 – June 22, 2007), and Hilla Becher, née Wobeser (born September 2, 1934), were German artists working as a collaborative duo.
Charlie Chaplin
Sir Charles Spencer "Charlie" Chaplin, KBE was an English comic actor, film director and composer best known for his work during the silent film era.
Sir Charles Spencer "Charlie" Chaplin, KBE was an English comic actor, film director and composer best known for his work during the silent film era.
Claude Lévi-Strauss
Claude Lévi-Strauss (; (28 November 1908 – 30 October 2009) was a French anthropologist and ethnologist, and has been called, along with James George Frazer, the "father of modern anthropology".
Claude Lévi-Strauss (; (28 November 1908 – 30 October 2009) was a French anthropologist and ethnologist, and has been called, along with James George Frazer, the "father of modern anthropology".
Claudio Magris
Claudio Magris (b. April 10, 1939, Trieste) is an Italian scholar, translator and writer.
Claudio Magris (b. April 10, 1939, Trieste) is an Italian scholar, translator and writer.
Edward Schillebeeckx
Edward Cornelis Florentius Alfonsus Schillebeeckx was a Belgian Roman Catholic theologian born in Antwerp.
Edward Cornelis Florentius Alfonsus Schillebeeckx was a Belgian Roman Catholic theologian born in Antwerp.
Ernst Gombrich
Sir Ernst Hans Josef Gombrich, OM, CBE (30 March 1909 – 3 November 2001) was an Austrian-born art historian who became a naturalized British citizen in 1947.
Sir Ernst Hans Josef Gombrich, OM, CBE (30 March 1909 – 3 November 2001) was an Austrian-born art historian who became a naturalized British citizen in 1947.
Fatema Mernissi
Fatema or Fatima Mernissi is a Moroccan feminist writer and sociologist.
Fatema or Fatima Mernissi is a Moroccan feminist writer and sociologist.
Gabriel Marcel
Gabriel Honoré Marcel was a French philosopher, a leading Christian existentialist, and author of about 30 plays.
Gabriel Honoré Marcel was a French philosopher, a leading Christian existentialist, and author of about 30 plays.
General Archive of the Indies
The Archivo General de Indias ("General Archive of the Indies"), housed in Seville, Spain, in the ancient merchants' exchange, the Casa Lonja de Mercaderes, is the document repository of ex...
The Archivo General de Indias ("General Archive of the Indies"), housed in Seville, Spain, in the ancient merchants' exchange, the Casa Lonja de Mercaderes, is the document repository of ex...
Grahame Clark
Sir John Grahame Douglas Clark, CBE FBA (28 July 1907–12 September 1995) was a British archaeologist most notable for his work on the Mesolithic and his theories on palaeoeconomy.
Sir John Grahame Douglas Clark, CBE FBA (28 July 1907–12 September 1995) was a British archaeologist most notable for his work on the Mesolithic and his theories on palaeoeconomy.
Gustav Leonhardt
Gustav Leonhardt (30 May 1928, 's-Graveland16 January 2012, Amsterdam) was a renowned Dutch keyboard player, conductor, musicologist, teacher and editor.
Gustav Leonhardt (30 May 1928, 's-Graveland16 January 2012, Amsterdam) was a renowned Dutch keyboard player, conductor, musicologist, teacher and editor.
Hans van Manen
Hans van Manen (born 11 July 1932 in Nieuwer-Amstel, Netherlands) is a Dutch ballet dancer, choreographer and photographer.
Hans van Manen (born 11 July 1932 in Nieuwer-Amstel, Netherlands) is a Dutch ballet dancer, choreographer and photographer.
Herbert Read
Sir Herbert Edward Read, DSO, MC (1893–1968) was an English anarchist, poet, and critic of literature and art.
Sir Herbert Edward Read, DSO, MC (1893–1968) was an English anarchist, poet, and critic of literature and art.
Ingmar Bergman
Ernst Ingmar Bergman was a Swedish director, writer and producer for film, stage and television.
Ernst Ingmar Bergman was a Swedish director, writer and producer for film, stage and television.
International Commission of Jurists
The International Commission of Jurists (ICJ) is an international human rights non-governmental organization.
The International Commission of Jurists (ICJ) is an international human rights non-governmental organization.
Isaiah Berlin
Sir Isaiah Berlin OM, FBA was a British social and political theorist, philosopher and historian of ideas of Russian-Jewish origin, thought by many to be the dominant scholar of his generation.
Sir Isaiah Berlin OM, FBA was a British social and political theorist, philosopher and historian of ideas of Russian-Jewish origin, thought by many to be the dominant scholar of his generation.
Jacques Delors
Jacques Lucien Jean Delors is a French economist and politician, the eighth President of the European Commission and the first person to serve three terms in that office.
Jacques Lucien Jean Delors is a French economist and politician, the eighth President of the European Commission and the first person to serve three terms in that office.
Jean Piaget
Jean Piaget was a French-speaking Swiss developmental psychologist and philosopher known for his epistemological studies with children.
Jean Piaget was a French-speaking Swiss developmental psychologist and philosopher known for his epistemological studies with children.
Jean Prouvé
Jean Prouvé (8 April 1901 - 23 March 1984) was a French metal worker, self-taught architect and designer.
Jean Prouvé (8 April 1901 - 23 March 1984) was a French metal worker, self-taught architect and designer.
Joan Busquets
Joan Busquets ( El Prat de Llobregat, 1946 -) is an internationally renowned Spanish architect and urban planner.
Joan Busquets ( El Prat de Llobregat, 1946 -) is an internationally renowned Spanish architect and urban planner.
Karl Jaspers
Karl Theodor Jaspers (February 23, 1883 – February 26, 1969) was a German psychiatrist and philosopher who had a strong influence on modern theology, psychiatry and philosophy.
Karl Theodor Jaspers (February 23, 1883 – February 26, 1969) was a German psychiatrist and philosopher who had a strong influence on modern theology, psychiatry and philosophy.
Marc Chagall
Marc Chagall ( ; Марк Заха́рович Шага́л; (28 March 1985), was a Russian-French artist associated with several major artistic styles and one of the most successful artists of the 20th century.
Marc Chagall ( ; Марк Заха́рович Шага́л; (28 March 1985), was a Russian-French artist associated with several major artistic styles and one of the most successful artists of the 20th century.
Marguerite Yourcenar
Marguerite Yourcenar (8 June 1903 – 17 December 1987) was a Belgian-born French novelist and essayist.
Marguerite Yourcenar (8 June 1903 – 17 December 1987) was a Belgian-born French novelist and essayist.
Martin Buber
Martin Buber was an Austrian-born Jewish philosopher best known for his philosophy of dialogue, a form of religious existentialism centered on the distinction between the I-Thou relationship and...
Martin Buber was an Austrian-born Jewish philosopher best known for his philosophy of dialogue, a form of religious existentialism centered on the distinction between the I-Thou relationship and...
Mary Robinson
Mary Therese Winifred Robinson served as the seventh, and first female, President of Ireland from 1990 to 1997, and the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, from 1997 to 2002.
Mary Therese Winifred Robinson served as the seventh, and first female, President of Ireland from 1990 to 1997, and the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, from 1997 to 2002.
Massimo Pallottino
Massimo Pallottino (9 November 1909 – 7 February 1995) was an Italian archaeologist specializing in Etruscan civilization and art.
Massimo Pallottino (9 November 1909 – 7 February 1995) was an Italian archaeologist specializing in Etruscan civilization and art.
Maurice Béjart
Maurice Béjart was a French born, Swiss choreographer who ran the Béjart Ballet Lausanne in Switzerland.
Maurice Béjart was a French born, Swiss choreographer who ran the Béjart Ballet Lausanne in Switzerland.
Mauricio Kagel
Mauricio Kagel (December 24, 1931 – September 18, 2008) was a German-Argentine composer.
Mauricio Kagel (December 24, 1931 – September 18, 2008) was a German-Argentine composer.
Neue Zürcher Zeitung
The Neue Zürcher Zeitung (NZZ) is a major German language Swiss daily newspaper based in Zurich.
The Neue Zürcher Zeitung (NZZ) is a major German language Swiss daily newspaper based in Zurich.
Nikolaus Harnoncourt
Nikolaus Harnoncourt (Count Nikolaus de la Fontaine und d'Harnoncourt-Unverzagt) (born 6 December 1929) is an Austrian conductor, particularly known for his historically informed performan...
Nikolaus Harnoncourt (Count Nikolaus de la Fontaine und d'Harnoncourt-Unverzagt) (born 6 December 1929) is an Austrian conductor, particularly known for his historically informed performan...
Ninette de Valois
Dame Ninette de Valois, OM, CH, DBE, FRAD, FISTD was an Irish-born British dancer, teacher, choreographer and director of classical ballet.
Dame Ninette de Valois, OM, CH, DBE, FRAD, FISTD was an Irish-born British dancer, teacher, choreographer and director of classical ballet.
Olivier Messiaen
Olivier Messiaen was a French composer, organist and ornithologist, one of the major composers of the 20th century.
Olivier Messiaen was a French composer, organist and ornithologist, one of the major composers of the 20th century.
Oskar Kokoschka
Oskar Kokoschka was an Austrian artist, poet and playwright best known for his intense expressionistic portraits and landscapes.
Oskar Kokoschka was an Austrian artist, poet and playwright best known for his intense expressionistic portraits and landscapes.
Paul Delouvrier
Paul Delouvrier was a French politician who was awarded the Erasmus Prize in 1985.
Paul Delouvrier was a French politician who was awarded the Erasmus Prize in 1985.
Peter Sellars
Peter Sellars is an American theatre director, noted for his unique contemporary stagings of classical and contemporary operas and plays.
Peter Sellars is an American theatre director, noted for his unique contemporary stagings of classical and contemporary operas and plays.
Poppentheater
Poppentheater was awarded the Erasmus Prize in 1978.
Poppentheater was awarded the Erasmus Prize in 1978.
Raymond Aron
Raymond-Claude-Ferdinand Aron (March 14, 1905 – October 17, 1983) was a French philosopher, sociologist, journalist and political scientist.
Raymond-Claude-Ferdinand Aron (March 14, 1905 – October 17, 1983) was a French philosopher, sociologist, journalist and political scientist.
Robert Schuman
Robert Schuman (; 29 June 18864 September 1963) was a noted Luxembourgish-born French statesman.
Robert Schuman (; 29 June 18864 September 1963) was a noted Luxembourgish-born French statesman.
Romano Guardini
Romano Guardini (17 February 1885, Verona – 1 October 1968, Munich) was a Catholic priest, author, and academic.
Romano Guardini (17 February 1885, Verona – 1 October 1968, Munich) was a Catholic priest, author, and academic.
Sadiq Jalal al-Azm
Sadiq Jalal Al-Azm is a Professor Emeritus of Modern European Philosophy at the University of Damascus in Syria and was, until 2007, a visiting professor in the Department of Near Eastern Studie...
Sadiq Jalal Al-Azm is a Professor Emeritus of Modern European Philosophy at the University of Damascus in Syria and was, until 2007, a visiting professor in the Department of Near Eastern Studie...
Sigmar Polke
Sigmar Polke was a German painter and photographer.
Sigmar Polke was a German painter and photographer.
Simon Wiesenthal
Simon Wiesenthal, KBE was an Austrian Holocaust survivor who became famous after World War II for his work as a Nazi hunter.
Simon Wiesenthal, KBE was an Austrian Holocaust survivor who became famous after World War II for his work as a Nazi hunter.
William Hardy McNeill
William Hardy McNeill (born October 31, 1917) is an American world historian and author and is Professor Emeritus of History at the University of Chicago, where he has taught since 1947.
William Hardy McNeill (born October 31, 1917) is an American world historian and author and is Professor Emeritus of History at the University of Chicago, where he has taught since 1947.
Zeit Wissen
Zeit Wissen is a bi-monthly magazine spun off from, and published by, the German newspaper Die Zeit.
Zeit Wissen is a bi-monthly magazine spun off from, and published by, the German newspaper Die Zeit.