Herbert Meier (29 August 1928 – 21 September 2018)Der Schriftsteller Herbert Meier ist neunzigjährig in Zürich gestorben
was a Swiss writer and translator. Meier studied literature,

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and philosophy at the universities of

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and

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. Since 1955, Meier has been a freelance writer in

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. He won the

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in 1964. The main component of his work has been translating classical and modern theatre plays from French into German (authors such as

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and

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at felix-bloch-erben.de 1928 births 2018 deaths People from Solothurn Swiss writers Swiss translators French–German translators 20th-century Swiss translators University of Basel alumni University of Vienna alumni University of Paris alumni University of Fribourg alumni {{Switzerland-translator-stub