Cornelia Zumbusch receives Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz-Preis 2026

19 March 2026

Cornelia Zumbusch has been awarded Germany’s most prestigious research prize. The Professor of Modern German Literature received the Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz Prize for her work in the field of the poetics of knowledge.

A profile and a short photo film of the laureate can be found on the website of the German Research Foundation. An interview with Cornelia Zumbusch is available on the website of the University of Hamburg.

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