The Jury

Geisteswissenschaften International

“We award leading research and works of brilliance. Scientific quality is at the core of our selection procedure, independent of whether the work is submitted by an academic or freelance author.”

Wolfgang Frühwald,  founding chairman



The jury includes:

  • Prof. Dr. Dieter Langewiesche (professor emeritus University of Tübingen, chairperson of the jury)
  • Dr. Detlef Felken (Verlag C.H. Beck)
  • Prof. Dr. Luca Giuliani (Institute for Advanced Study in Berlin)
  • Prof. Dr. Hans Günter Hockerts (professor emeritus University of Munich)
  • Dr. Jörn Laakmann (Wissenschaftliche Buchgemeinschaft)
  • Prof. Dr. Claus Pias (University of Lüneburg)
  • Prof. Dr. Klaus Reichert (German Academy for Language and Poetry)
  • Prof. Dr. Wilfried F. Schoeller (honorary professor University of Bremen)
  • Prof. Dr. Günter Silberer (professor emeritus University of Göttingen)
  • Dr. Julia Voss (Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung)