Paul Nizon (born 19 December 1929 in

Bern german: Berner(in)french: Bernois(e) it, bernese , neighboring_municipalities = Bremgarten bei Bern, Frauenkappelen, Ittigen, Kirchlindach, Köniz, Mühleberg, Muri bei Bern, Neuenegg, Ostermundigen, Wohlen bei Bern, Zollikofen , website ...

) is a Swiss

art historian Art history is the study of aesthetic objects and visual expression in historical and stylistic context. Traditionally, the discipline of art history emphasized painting, drawing, sculpture, architecture, ceramics and decorative arts; yet today ...

and writer.

Biography

The son of a Russian chemist and a

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mother, after leaving school he studied history of art, classical archaeology and German language and literature in the universities of

Berne german: Berner(in)french: Bernois(e) it, bernese , neighboring_municipalities = Bremgarten bei Bern, Frauenkappelen, Ittigen, Kirchlindach, Köniz, Mühleberg, Muri bei Bern, Neuenegg, Ostermundigen, Wohlen bei Bern, Zollikofen , website ...

and

Munich Munich ( ; german: München ; bar, Minga ) is the capital and most populous city of the States of Germany, German state of Bavaria. With a population of 1,558,395 inhabitants as of 31 July 2020, it is the List of cities in Germany by popu ...

. 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-Impressionism, 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 ...

. He worked as an assistant at the Historisches Museum in Berne until 1959. In 1960, he was awarded a scholarship at the

Swiss Institute Swiss Institute / Contemporary Art New York (SI) is an independent non-profit contemporary art organization founded in 1986. SI is located at 38 St Marks Pl, the corner of Second Avenue and St Marks Place in the East Village neighborhood of Manhatt ...

in Rome. In 1961, he was a leading art critic of the

Neue Zürcher Zeitung The ''Neue Zürcher Zeitung'' (''NZZ''; "New Journal of Zürich") is a Swiss, German-language daily newspaper, published by NZZ Mediengruppe in Zürich. The paper was founded in 1780. It was described as having a reputation as a high-quality ne ...

. 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

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Awards

Source: * Gert-Jonke-Preis 2017 * Schweizer Grand Prix Literatur 2014 * Literaturpreis des Kantons Bern 2012 *

Austrian State Prize for European Literature The Austrian State Prize for European Literature (german: Österreichischer Staatspreis für Europäische Literatur), also known in Austria as the European Literary Award (''Europäischer Literaturpreis''), is an Austria Austria, , bar, Ö ...

2010 *

Kranichsteiner Literaturpreis Kranichsteiner Literaturpreis is a literary prize of Germany. The Deutsche Literaturfonds (German Literature Fund) based in Darmstadt has been awarding the prize since 1983. The prize money was raised in 2019 from €20,000 to €30,000. In addi ...

2007 * Buchpreis des Kantons Bern 2006 * Buchpreis der Stadt Bern für Das Fell der Forelle 2005 *

Erich Fried Prize The Erich Fried Prize (german: Erich-Fried-Preis) is a literary prize in honour of the Austrian poet Erich Fried, and is awarded annually by the for Literature and Language, based in Vienna. The value of the prize, endowed by the office of the Chan ...

, Vienna 1996 * Großer Literaturpreis des Kantons Bern 1994 * Literaturpreis der Stadt Bern 1994 *

Stadtschreiber von Bergen The Stadtschreiber von Bergen ('City clerk of Bergen') is an annual German literary award. The prize money is €20,000 with one year of free living in the town clerk's house in Bergen-Enkheim, Frankfurt, "An der Oberpforte 4". It was the first St ...

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 The ''Ordre des Arts et des Lettres'' (Order of Arts and Letters) is an order of France established on 2 May 1957 by the Minister of Culture. Its supplementary status to the was confirmed by President Charles de Gaulle in 1963. Its purpose is ...

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 The Conrad-Ferdinand-Meyer-Preis is a literary award in memory of Conrad Ferdinand Meyer. The prize is given annually to up to three recipients by the ''Conrad Ferdinand Meyer-Stiftung'' in Zurich. Laureates *1938 Max Frisch *1939 Franz Fisc ...

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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