Goethe Prize
The Goethe Prize of the city of Frankfurt am Main was founded in 1927. He is currently awarded every three years to celebrate the birthday of Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, on August 28th. It is intended for individuals who already come with their work to advantage and their creative work to the memory of Goethe's a dedicated ceremony is worthy.
History
The idea for the foundation of the price went back to Ernst Beutler from the Free German bishopric, which was joined (the future trustees - Sekrätar ) Alfons Paquet, Mayor Ludwig Landmann, as well as the fair director Otto Ernst Sutter. The City Council agreed on 31 August 1926, presented the prize money, as well as 3,000 RM administration costs.
The 10,000 RM prize was first awarded on 28 August 1927 at the so-called "state room " of the Goethe House. Award recipient was fifty-nine Stefan George, who was unimpressed to the its intended price declined and accepted only after public urging. In the second year, Albert Schweitzer was at the suggestion of the writer and Board Secretary Alfons Paquet winners. 1929 was chosen after much discussion, the conservative cultural critic Leopold Ziegler, the Board of Trustees for the first time showed significant differences. However, they were only the prelude to the ceremony 1930. With only seven votes to five, the Trustees voted to Sigmund Freud. Freud was not previously publicly honored for his life's work in Germany. In particular, the representatives of the Goethe institutions spoke out vehemently against the Viennese psychoanalyst. On the 200th anniversary of Goethe's mother Aja 1931 should a woman be excellent. The choice fell on Ricarda Huch, which were preferred Käthe Kollwitz.
In the newspaper Hamburger Anzeiger on 28 August 1935 in the wake of the announcement of the " solemn presentation of this year's Goethe Prize to Hermann Stegemann " also reported that " some time ago, (...) been made an order [ is ] that the has redistributed associated with the awards ceremony responsibility. The Frankfurt Lord Mayor gives the price now, after consultation with a Board of Directors who has taken the place of the former trustees., The Board of Directors consists of the Mayor, the Reich and Prussian Minister for Science, Education and National Education, the Reich Minister of Public Enlightenment and Propaganda, head of the cultural department of the city of Frankfurt, one to be appointed by the Board of the Free German Bishopric in Frankfurt Member. The occupation to end by the Mayor managing director has time to make proposals for the selection auszuzeichnender personalities. ' This is what the new statutes. "
The ceremonies were thus available from 1933 to 1942 under the sign of the Nazi regime. Kolbenheyer (1937) and Shepherd (1941 ) declared themselves to the regime, Stehr (1933 ) and Stegemann (1935 ) gereichten the price " [ ... ] not for the glory. They replaced missing aesthetic qualities through tight ethos content [ ... ] ". The poetess Agnes Miegel received the prize in 1940 "[...] as a gifted visionary who has always worked for the rebirth of the German type [ ... ]. " Prices were up to 1942 and 1960 ( Ernst Beutler ) at the Goethe house Great Hirschgraben passed.
After 1945
The first winner after the war was the Göttingen physicist Max Planck, " [ ... ] the freedom of conscience and the right of faith courageously defended in a time of spiritual bondage. " Planck was in 1944 proposed, but because of his opposition to National Socialism from Reich Ministry of Culture has been rejected.
Today, the Municipality of the City of Frankfurt decides on the Main to the proposal of the Board of Trustees, which is composed as follows: The mayor as chairman, a representative of the City Council, a representative of the Culture Department, the director of the Free German Bishopric, the Hessian Minister for Science and Art University President of the Johann Wolfgang Goethe University in Frankfurt am Main, a writer, a poet and a personality of cultural life. The last three are determined by the city council.
The Goethe Prize consists of a written on parchment, artistically designed certificate and is currently endowed with 50,000 euros. By 1949, the price has been held annually since 1952, he is awarded every three years. The award ceremony took place since 1948 ( except 1988 and 1960 Peter Stein at Ernst Beutler ) in the Frankfurt St. Paul's Church instead. In honor of Procedure of the City of Frankfurt am Main ( version of 20 June 2002) states: " The Goethe Prize may be awarded to a person who already come through their work to advantage and the creative work of the memory of Goethe devoted ceremony is worthy. "