Herbert Meier

Herbert Meier (29 August 1928 – 21 September 2018)[1] was a Swiss writer and translator.

Herbert Meier
Born(1928-08-29)29 August 1928
Solothurn, Switzerland
Died21 September 2018(2018-09-21) (aged 90)
NationalitySwiss
Alma materUniversity of Basel
University of Vienna
University of Paris
University of Fribourg
OccupationWriter, 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).

References
  1. Der Schriftsteller Herbert Meier ist neunzigjährig in Zürich gestorben (in German)
  • Biography at felix-bloch-erben.de (in German)


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