Paul Nizon (born 19 December 1929 in Bern) is a Swiss art historian and writer.

Biography

The son of a Russian chemist and a Swiss mother, after leaving school he studied history of art, classical archaeology and German language and literature in the universities of

Berne Bern () or Berne; in other Swiss languages, gsw, Bärn ; frp, Bèrna ; it, Berna ; rm, Berna is the ''de facto'' Capital city, capital of Switzerland, referred to as the "federal city" (in german: Bundesstadt, link=no, french: ville fédérale ...

and

Munich Munich ( ; german: München ; bar, Minga ) is the capital and most populous city of the German state of Bavaria. With a population of 1,558,395 inhabitants as of 31 July 2020, it is the third-largest city in Germany, after Berlin and Ha ...

. He obtained his doctorate in 1957 with a thesis on

Vincent van Gogh Vincent Willem van Gogh (; 30 March 185329 July 1890) was a Dutch Post-Impressionist painter who posthumously became one of the most famous and influential figures in Western art history. In a decade, he created about 2,100 artworks, inc ...

. He worked as an assistant at the Historisches Museum in Berne until 1959. In 1960, he was awarded a scholarship at the Swiss Institute in Rome. In 1961, he was a leading art critic of the Neue Zürcher Zeitung. Since 1962 Nizon, who has lived in Paris since 1977, has been a freelance writer. He has held various guest lectureships, including in 1984 in the

University of Frankfurt am Main Goethe University (german: link=no, Johann Wolfgang Goethe-Universität Frankfurt am Main) is a university located in Frankfurt am Main, Germany. It was founded in 1914 as a citizens' university, which means it was founded and funded by the wealt ...

and 1987 in

Washington University in St. Louis Washington University in St. Louis (WashU or WUSTL) is a private research university with its main campus in St. Louis County, and Clayton, Missouri. Founded in 1853, the university is named after George Washington. Washington University is r ...

. Nizon's estate is archived in the Swiss Literary Archives in Bern.

Awards

Source: * Gert-Jonke-Preis 2017 * Schweizer Grand Prix Literatur 2014 * Literaturpreis des Kantons Bern 2012 * Austrian State Prize for European Literature 2010 * Kranichsteiner Literaturpreis 2007 * Buchpreis des Kantons Bern 2006 * Buchpreis der Stadt Bern für Das Fell der Forelle 2005 * Erich Fried Prize, Vienna 1996 * Großer Literaturpreis des Kantons Bern 1994 * Literaturpreis der Stadt Bern 1994 * Stadtschreiber von Bergen 1993 * Literaturpreis der Stadt Zürich 1992 * Marie-Luise-Kaschnitz-Preis 1990 * Torcello-Preis der Peter Suhrkamp Stiftung 1989 * France Culture Channel Award for Foreign Literature 1988 * Chevalier Ordre des Arts et des Lettres 1988 * Literaturpreis der Stadt Bern 1984 * Deutscher Kritikerpreis für Literatur 1982 * Preis der Schweizerischen Schillerstiftung 1982 * Literaturpreis der Freien Hansestadt Bremen 1975 * Conrad Ferdinand Meyer Preis 1972

References

External links

Literary estate of Paul Nizon
in the archive database HelveticArchives of the

Swiss National Library The Swiss National Library (german: Schweizerische Nationalbibliothek, french: Bibliothèque nationale suisse, it, Biblioteca nazionale svizzera, rm, Biblioteca naziunala svizra) is the national library of Switzerland. Part of the Federal Office ...

Publications by and about Paul Nizon
in the catalogue Helveticat of the Swiss National Library

Interview with P. Nizon (in German) Swiss art historians Swiss writers Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich alumni Swiss people of Russian descent Writers from Bern 1929 births Living people Washington University in St. Louis faculty Goethe University Frankfurt faculty University of Bern alumni {{Switzerland-writer-stub

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