About George Steiner
Francis George Steiner, FBA was a French and American literary critic, essayist, philosopher, novelist and educator. He wrote extensively about the relationship between language, literature and society, as well as the impact of the Holocaust. A 2001 article in The Guardian described Steiner as a "polyglot and polymath".
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Awards & Honors
Ludwig-Börne-Preis
Rhodes Scholarship
Guggenheim Fellowship
Knight of the Legion of Honour
Honorary doctor of the Catholic University of Louvain
Honorary doctor of the University of Liège
Fellow of the British Academy
“Today” Prize
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Princess of Asturias Award for Communications and Humanities
Alfonso Reyes International Prize
Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature
Honorary doctor of the University of Bologna
honorary doctor of Durham University
honorary doctor of the University of Girona
honorary doctorate of the University of Salamanca
honorary doctorate of the University of Glasgow
honorary doctor of the University of Bristol
honorary doctor of the University of Lisbon
honorary doctorate from ENS
honorary doctor of Paris Descartes University
