December 8, 2004

Historian, philosopher to share $1 million prize

John W. Kluge, a billionaire philanthropist who immigrated to America from Germany in 1922, will award a $1 million prize at the Library of Congress today to historian Jaroslav Pelikan of Connecticut and philosopher Paul Ricoeur of Paris. The story mentions that Kluge was educated in Detroit Public Schools and attended Wayne State University. The John W. Kluge Prize for Lifetime Achievement in the Humanities and Social Sciences recognizes those who excel in those areas. Kluge built his fortune as president of Metromedia.

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