Herbert Meier | |
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Born | Solothurn, Switzerland | 29 August 1928
Died | 21 September 2018 | (aged 90)
Nationality | Swiss |
Alma mater | University of Basel University of Vienna University of Paris University of Fribourg |
Occupation(s) | Writer, translator |
Herbert Meier (29 August 1928 – 21 September 2018)[1] was a Swiss writer and translator.
Meier studied literature, history of art and philosophy at the universities of Basel, Vienna, Paris and Fribourg.
Since 1955, Meier has been a freelance writer in Zurich. He won the Conrad-Ferdinand-Meyer-Preis in 1964. The main component of his work has been translating classical and modern theatre plays from French into German (authors such as Paul Claudel and Georges Schehadé).