Erasmus Prize

Erasmus Prize 2024 awarded to Amitav Ghosh

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Thursday, March 7, 2024
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AMSTERDAM, March 7, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- The Praemium Erasmianum Foundation has awarded the Erasmus Prize 2024 to the Indian writer Amitav Ghosh.

Key Points: 
  • AMSTERDAM, March 7, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- The Praemium Erasmianum Foundation has awarded the Erasmus Prize 2024 to the Indian writer Amitav Ghosh.
  • Ghosh has won various prizes, among them the 2018 Jnanpith Award, the highest literary prize in India.
  • The Erasmus Prize is awarded annually to an individual or institution that has made an exceptional contribution to the field of humanities or the arts.
  • The Erasmus Prize consists of € 150,000 in prize money.

Erasmus Prize 2024 awarded to Amitav Ghosh

Retrieved on: 
Thursday, March 7, 2024
Nature, Opium, Colonialism, Great, The Hungry Tide, The Great Derangement, Poppy, The Nutmeg's Curse, Ibis, Jnanpith Award, Hope, Erasmus Prize, Climate change, Nutmeg, History, Maastricht University, Policy, Imagination, Humanism, Praemium Erasmianum Foundation, Humanities, Research, Foreign Policy, Film industry

AMSTERDAM, March 7, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- The Praemium Erasmianum Foundation has awarded the Erasmus Prize 2024 to the Indian writer Amitav Ghosh.

Key Points: 
  • AMSTERDAM, March 7, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- The Praemium Erasmianum Foundation has awarded the Erasmus Prize 2024 to the Indian writer Amitav Ghosh.
  • Ghosh has won various prizes, among them the 2018 Jnanpith Award, the highest literary prize in India.
  • The Erasmus Prize is awarded annually to an individual or institution that has made an exceptional contribution to the field of humanities or the arts.
  • The Erasmus Prize consists of € 150,000 in prize money.

Erasmus Prize 2023 awarded to Trevor Noah

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Thursday, March 16, 2023
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AMSTERDAM, March 16, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- The Praemium Erasmianum Foundation has awarded the Erasmus Prize 2023 to the South African comedian Trevor Noah (b.

Key Points: 
  • AMSTERDAM, March 16, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- The Praemium Erasmianum Foundation has awarded the Erasmus Prize 2023 to the South African comedian Trevor Noah (b.
  • With his sharp-minded, mocking yet inclusive political comedy, Noah, in the eyes of the jury, upholds the 'Erasmian Spirit.'
  • The Erasmus Prize is awarded annually to a person or institution that has made an exceptional contribution to the humanities, the social sciences or the arts.
  • The Erasmus Prize consists of a prize of €150,000.

Erasmus Prize 2023 awarded to Trevor Noah

Retrieved on: 
Thursday, March 16, 2023
Cynic, Racism, Praemium Erasmianum Foundation, Black Lives Matter, The Daily Show, Erasmus, Black, Erasmus Prize, In Praise of Folly, Apartheid, Life, Violence, Born a Crime, COVID-19, Autobiography, Social, Colonialism, History, Humour, Child, Laughter, News, Humanities, Entertainment, Film industry, African, Noah

AMSTERDAM, March 16, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- The Praemium Erasmianum Foundation has awarded the Erasmus Prize 2023 to the South African comedian Trevor Noah (b.

Key Points: 
  • AMSTERDAM, March 16, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- The Praemium Erasmianum Foundation has awarded the Erasmus Prize 2023 to the South African comedian Trevor Noah (b.
  • With his sharp-minded, mocking yet inclusive political comedy, Noah, in the eyes of the jury, upholds the 'Erasmian Spirit.'
  • The Erasmus Prize is awarded annually to a person or institution that has made an exceptional contribution to the humanities, the social sciences or the arts.
  • The Erasmus Prize consists of a prize of €150,000.

Erasmus Prize 2022 awarded to David Grossman

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Thursday, March 3, 2022
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AMSTERDAM, March 4, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The Praemium Erasmianum Foundation has awarded the Erasmus Prize for 2022 to the Israeli writer David Grossman.

Key Points: 
  • AMSTERDAM, March 4, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The Praemium Erasmianum Foundation has awarded the Erasmus Prize for 2022 to the Israeli writer David Grossman.
  • That makes him, like Erasmus, a true humanist: Grossman reveals the nakedness and fallibility of humankind, noble and monstrous in equal measure.
  • To mark the awarding of the Erasmus Prize in 2022, the Praemium Erasmianum Foundation will organize a varied programme devoted to David Grossman and the theme of 'mending a torn world'.
  • The Erasmus Prize is awarded annually to a person or institution that has made an exceptional contribution to the humanities or the arts.

Erasmus Prize 2022 awarded to David Grossman

Retrieved on: 
Thursday, March 3, 2022
Amos, Erasmus Prize, Love, Fallibilism, Radio, Foundation, Praemium Erasmianum Foundation, The Holocaust, Humanities, Violence, International Booker Prize, History, Bar, Child, A Horse Walks into a Bar, Publication, List of peace prizes, Entertainment

AMSTERDAM, March 4, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The Praemium Erasmianum Foundation has awarded the Erasmus Prize for 2022 to the Israeli writer David Grossman.

Key Points: 
  • AMSTERDAM, March 4, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The Praemium Erasmianum Foundation has awarded the Erasmus Prize for 2022 to the Israeli writer David Grossman.
  • That makes him, like Erasmus, a true humanist: Grossman reveals the nakedness and fallibility of humankind, noble and monstrous in equal measure.
  • To mark the awarding of the Erasmus Prize in 2022, the Praemium Erasmianum Foundation will organize a varied programme devoted to David Grossman and the theme of 'mending a torn world'.
  • The Erasmus Prize is awarded annually to a person or institution that has made an exceptional contribution to the humanities or the arts.