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

Basel , french: link=no, Bâlois(e), it, Basilese , neighboring_municipalities= Allschwil (BL), Hégenheim (FR-68), Binningen (BL), Birsfelden (BL), Bottmingen (BL), Huningue (FR-68), Münchenstein (BL), Muttenz (BL), Reinach (BL), Riehen (BS ...

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and

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. Since 1955, Meier has been a freelance writer in Zurich. 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 the canton of Solothurn University of Basel alumni University of Vienna alumni University of Paris alumni University of Fribourg alumni Swiss writers Swiss translators French–German translators 20th-century translators {{Switzerland-translator-stub