Holberg International Memorial Prize
About Ludvig Holberg
The Holberg International Memorial Prize is named after Ludvig Holberg, who was born in Bergen in 1684 and held the Chairs of Metaphysics and Logic, Latin Rhetoric and History at the University of Copenhagen. Holberg played an important part in bringing the Enlightenment to the Nordic countries.
The Board of the Ludvig Holberg Memorial Fund makes the award on the basis of the recommendation from the Holberg Prize Academic Committee, which consists of outstanding scholars in the academic fields covered by the prize. The prize is worth 4.5 million NOK (approximately EUR 610,000 / USD 790,000 as of December 2012).
Holberg Prize Academic Committee
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Christoph Markschies Christoph Markschies holds the Chair of Ancient Christianity at Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin. |
Kwame Anthony Appiah Professor of Philosophy at the University Center for Human Values, Princeton University. |
Helga Nowotny Professor Dr, Ph.D, President of European Research Council. |
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Mary Jacobus Professor Emerita, University of Cambridge and Cornell University; former Director, Centre for Research in the Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences, Cambridge. |
Pratap Bhanu Mehta President, Centre for Policy Research, New Delhi |
Holberg International Memorial Prize 2004 - 2012
Manuel Castells2011:
Jürgen Kocka 2010:
Natalie Z. Davis 2009: 
Ian Hacking 2008:
Fredric Jameson
2007:
Ronald Dworkin 2006:
Shmuel N. Eisenstadt 2005:
Jürgen Habermas 2004:
Julia Kristeva
Holberg International Memorial Prize is awarded annually for outstanding scholarly work in the fields of the arts and humanities, social sciences, law and theology. The prize amount is NOK 4.5 million (appr. EUR 610,000/ USD 790,000)
