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Goethe-Medaille für Kunst und Wissenschaft

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28: 97:, the "Goethe-Medaille für Kunst und Wissenschaft" was since April 1932 in Hindenburg's name given to Goethe scholars, artists, scientists, government officials and politicians. Between March 18, 1932, and June 19, 1934, almost 200 persons were honored, 159 of these before January 30, 1933. Among the first 55 recipients of the Medal were Chancellor Brüning, and the Nobel Prize winners 241:. Under Hitler the Medal was generally awarded only on high birthdays or other important anniversaries. Many of the recipients were followers of National Socialism. Jewish candidates were no longer considered (until January 1933 at least eleven Germans of Jewish origin had been honored by Hindenburg with the Medal, although 85:, which from 1955 to 2017 has been awarded to 345 personalities from 57 countries. With more than 600 recipients, the "Goethe-Medaille für Kunst und Wissenschaft" is thus the most widely distributed award named after Goethe. 261:
Kurt-G. Klietmann, Staatlich-Zivile Auszeichnungen. Weimarer Republik und Drittes Reich. Stuttgart, 1990; Bundesarchiv Berlin (R55); Internet (Springerlink); search under "Goethe-Medaille für Kunst und
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Beginning in November 1934, Adolf Hitler, in his position as German Head of State, took over the awarding of the "Goethe-Medaille für Kunst und Wissenschaft". Among them are the Nobel Prize winners
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Hartmut Heyck, Goethe - Hindenburg - Hitler. Die Entstehungs- und Verleihungsgeschichte der Goethe-Medaille für Kunst und Wissenschaft (1932–1944) mit den Namen von 600 Empfängern, Ottawa, 2009
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were apparently thought to be worthy of the Medal. In Hindenburg's name this medal was last awarded under the date of June 19, 1934.
66: 173:. About one quarter of the honorees of the Goethe Medal before July 1934 were non-Germans. Women were rarely considered; only 186: 238: 190: 44: 93:
Originally meant to honor persons who had performed some service in connection with the 1932 Goethe Centennial at
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were ignored). The last "Goethe-Medaille für Kunst und Wissenschaft" was awarded on December 10, 1944.
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This medal should not be confused with the Goldene Goethe-Medaille (Goethe Medal in Gold) of the
17: 27: 170: 130: 126: 98: 226: 214: 142: 39:(Goethe Medal for Art and Science) is a German award. It was authorized by Reichspräsident 242: 82: 210: 158: 154: 62: 269: 246: 218: 114: 73:(45 awards from 1927 to 2017 – no medal), the "Goethe-Plakette der Stadt Frankfurt" ( 178: 174: 78: 234: 230: 134: 118: 102: 182: 166: 106: 70: 94: 59: 48: 52: 26: 77:) 158 awards from 1947 to 2017, or the "Goethe-Medaille" ( 109:and the current or future Nobel Prize bearers 55:(62mm, after about 1938 69.5mm in diameter). 47:'s death on March 22, 1932. It consists of a 8: 37:Goethe-Medaille für Kunst und Wissenschaft 31:Goethe-Medaille für Kunst und Wissenschaft 105:. Starting in April 1932 there followed 187:Feodora, Grand Duchess of Saxon-Weimar 75:Goethe Plaque of the City of Frankfurt 7: 65:(61 awards from 1910 to 2017), the " 25: 301:1944 disestablishments in Germany 43:to commemorate the centenary of 18:Goethe Medal for Art and Science 67:Goethepreis der Stadt Frankfurt 296:1932 establishments in Germany 1: 286:Awards disestablished in 1944 89:Under Hindenburg – 1932–1934 317: 291:Johann Wolfgang von Goethe 281:Awards established in 1932 239:Lulu von Strauß und Torney 221:, as well as five women: 191:Enrica von Handel-Mazzetti 45:Johann Wolfgang von Goethe 201:Under Hitler – 1934–1944 141:. Other recipients were 193:and the Turkish writer 207:Hans von Euler-Chelpin 111:Nicholas Murray Butler 32: 123:Verner von Heidenstam 30: 223:Anna Bahr-Mildenburg 147:José Ortega y Gasset 151:Wilhelm Furtwängler 139:Richard Willstätter 41:Paul von Hindenburg 33: 171:E. G. Kolbenheyer 131:Albert Schweitzer 127:Guglielmo Marconi 99:Gerhart Hauptmann 16:(Redirected from 308: 227:Hedwig Bleibtreu 215:Heinrich Wieland 143:Benito Mussolini 21: 316: 315: 311: 310: 309: 307: 306: 305: 266: 265: 255: 243:Albert Einstein 203: 91: 83:Goethe-Institut 51:, non-wearable 23: 22: 15: 12: 11: 5: 314: 312: 304: 303: 298: 293: 288: 283: 278: 268: 267: 264: 263: 259: 254: 251: 211:Johannes Stark 202: 199: 159:Carl Goerdeler 155:Otto Klemperer 90: 87: 63:Goethe Society 24: 14: 13: 10: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 313: 302: 299: 297: 294: 292: 289: 287: 284: 282: 279: 277: 276:German awards 274: 273: 271: 262:Wissenschaft" 260: 257: 256: 252: 250: 248: 247:Sigmund Freud 244: 240: 236: 232: 228: 224: 220: 219:Adolf Windaus 216: 212: 208: 200: 198: 196: 192: 188: 184: 180: 176: 172: 168: 164: 160: 156: 152: 148: 144: 140: 136: 132: 128: 124: 120: 116: 112: 108: 104: 100: 96: 88: 86: 84: 80: 76: 72: 68: 64: 61: 56: 54: 50: 46: 42: 38: 29: 19: 204: 195:Seniha Bedri 179:Agnes Miegel 175:Ricarda Huch 92: 79:Goethe Medal 57: 36: 34: 235:Isolde Kurz 231:Agnes Bluhm 135:Fritz Haber 119:Knut Hamsun 103:Thomas Mann 71:triennially 270:Categories 183:Ina Seidel 167:Hans Grimm 163:Paul Ernst 115:André Gide 107:Max Planck 81:) of the 253:Sources 237:, and 95:Weimar 60:Weimar 49:silver 53:medal 245:and 217:and 169:and 137:and 101:and 35:The 272:: 233:, 229:, 225:, 213:, 209:, 189:, 185:, 181:, 177:, 165:, 161:, 157:, 153:, 149:, 145:, 133:, 129:, 125:, 121:, 117:, 113:, 20:)

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Goethe Medal for Art and Science

Paul von Hindenburg
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
silver
medal
Weimar
Goethe Society
Goethepreis der Stadt Frankfurt
triennially
Goethe Plaque of the City of Frankfurt
Goethe Medal
Goethe-Institut
Weimar
Gerhart Hauptmann
Thomas Mann
Max Planck
Nicholas Murray Butler
André Gide
Knut Hamsun
Verner von Heidenstam
Guglielmo Marconi
Albert Schweitzer
Fritz Haber
Richard Willstätter
Benito Mussolini
José Ortega y Gasset
Wilhelm Furtwängler
Otto Klemperer
Carl Goerdeler

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