Urs Widmer
Urs Widmer (1938–2014) was a Swiss translator, writer and playwright.
Overview
Born at Basel in 1938, died at Zurich in 2014.
In detail
Urs Widmer studied at University of Basel and University of Montpellier. the recorded working language is German and Swiss German.
Subjects and genres recorded for the work are prose.
Places of work recorded in the authority are Frankfurt and Zurich. Employment is recorded with Goethe University Frankfurt. Membership is recorded of Academy of Arts, Berlin, Academy of Arts of the GDR and German Academy for Language and Literature.
Distinctions recorded are Mainz resident writer, Franz Nabl Prize, manuskripte award and Swiss Book Prize.
Sources
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“Urs Widmer”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading
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Wikidata, structured authority record Q123825: Urs Widmer
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