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Walter Burkert

German classical philologist and religious scholar (1931–2015).

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Lived84 years1931–2015

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Walter Burkert was a German classical philologist and religious scholar. Born on 2 February 1931 in Neuendettelsau, Burkert died on 11 March 2015 in Uster at the age of 84.

Burkert studied at Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München and University of Erlangen–Nuremberg. Honours include Carl Friedrich Gauss Medal, Balzan Prize and Sigmund Freud Prize, among 11 recorded.

With a Wikipedia article in 21 languages, Walter Burkert is No. 61,154 in the People and Position Index.

Born: 2 February 1931, Neuendettelsau
Died: 11 March 2015, Uster (aged 84)
Country: Germany
Known as: Linguist, historian of religion, classical philologist
Field: Science
Education: Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, University of Erlangen–Nuremberg
Languages: German, English
Wikipedia editions: 21

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Lived to 84.

2 Feb

Shares a birthday with James Joyce and Ayn Rand.

Has a Wikipedia article in 21 languages.

Computed from the Index and Wikidata.

Honours and works

Awards

Carl Friedrich Gauss Medal1982
Balzan Prize1990
Sigmund Freud Prize2003
Knight Commander's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany2008
Pour le Mérite for Sciences and Arts order
Honorary doctorate from University of Toronto
Honorary doctor of the University of Oxford
Honorary doctor of the University of Fribourg
Fellow of the British Academy
Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
Pour le Mérite