Emil Staiger


Emil Staiger - Swiss literary historian, educationist and writer (1908-1987). He was born on February 8, 1908 in Kreuzlingen and died on April 28, 1987 in Horgen. He graduated from the University of Zurich. He was awarded the Austrian Decoration for Science and Art, the Gottfried-Keller-Preis, the Sigmund Freud Prize, the Pour le Mérite for Sciences and Arts.