Musician Dictionary

George Steiner

American writer (1928–2020)

DescriptionAmerican writer (1928–2020)
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Born1929-04-23
Source: MusicBrainz, Wikidata
BirthplaceNeuilly-sur-Seine Neuilly-sur-Seine
Source: MusicBrainz, Wikidata
Died2020-02-03
Source: MusicBrainz, Wikidata
Place of deathCambridge Cambridge
Source: MusicBrainz, Wikidata
AreaFrance
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CountryFR
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CitizenshipFrance United States United Kingdom
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Occupationessayist philosopher literary critic journalist writer translator novelist university teacher cultural critic literary scholar
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Member ofRoyal Society of Literature Bavarian Academy of Fine Arts American Academy of Arts and Sciences British Academy
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AwardsAlfonso Reyes International Prize honorary doctor of Paris Descartes University Honorary doctor of the University of Bologna Ludwig-Börne-Preis honorary doctor of the University of Girona honorary doctor of the University of Lisbon honorary doctorate of the University of Salamanca honorary doctor of the University of Bristol Fellow of the British Academy Knight of the Legion of Honour Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature “Today” Prize honorary doctorate of the University of Glasgow Princess of Asturias Award for Communications and Humanities Rhodes Scholarship Honorary doctor of the University of Liège honorary doctorate from ENS honorary doctor of Durham University Guggenheim Fellowship Honorary doctor of the Catholic University of Louvain
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