Lutz Röhrich

Lutz Röhrich (9 October 1922 – 29 December 2006) His peers as well as those that he taught referred to him as "ein lebendiges Lexikon", "a living encyclopedia", due to his deep knowledge and friendliness in discussing many different aspects of his work. Besides the aforementioned Society, he also served as a member of the Austrian Academy of Sciences and the Royal Gustavus Adolphus Academy (in Uppsala, Sweden). 1984: Oberrheinischen Kulturpreis (Upper Rhine Cultural Prize) 1985: Brüder Grimm Medaille - Philipps-Universität Marburg (Brothers Grimm Prize of the University of Marburg) 1985: Giuseppe Pitrè Folklore Preis (Giuseppe Pitrè Folklore Prize)

Books Folktales and Reality, translated by Peter Tokofsky (Indiana University Press)