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Herbert Meier

Herbert Meier, Swiss author and translator (died 2018)

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Born
August 29, 1928
Died
September 21, 2018
Zodiac sign
Virgo
Birth year
1928

About Herbert Meier

Herbert Meier (29 August 1928 – 21 September 2018) was a Swiss writer and translator. Meier studied literature, history of art and philosophy at the universities of Basel, Vienna, Paris and Fribourg. Since 1955, Meier was a freelance writer in Zurich. He won the Conrad-Ferdinand-Meyer-Preis in 1964. The main component of his work was translating classical and modern theatre plays from French to German (authors such as Paul Claudel and Georges Schehadé).

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Herbert Meier timeline

  1. Herbert Meier (29 August 1928 – 21 September 2018) was a Swiss writer and translator.
  2. He won the Conrad-Ferdinand-Meyer-Preis in 1964.

The world when Herbert Meier was born

Herbert Meier was born in 1928. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 1928

  • #1 song"Makin' Whoopee" – Eddie Cantor
  • Top movieSteamboat Willie (first Mickey Mouse)
  • Best-selling bookLady Chatterley's Lover – D.H. Lawrence

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentKnute Rockne's "Win one for the Gipper" speech
  • Top headlineHerbert Hoover elected president
  • Technology milestonePenicillin discovered by Alexander Fleming
  • Defining fadMickey Mouse mania
  • Notable inventionSliced bread
  • World population2.07 billion

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderCalvin Coolidge
  • Sports championNew York Yankees (World Series)
  • U.S. population120.5M

1928 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Herbert Meier's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure19282026
Gas$0.21$3.45/gal
Average home$6,200$435,000
Average income$3,800$67,500
Movie ticket$0.25$11.95
Postage stamp$0.02$0.73
Population120.5M341 million

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