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In 1994, Countess Dr. Marion Gräfin Dönhoff received the Freedom of Speech Award for her contribution to democracy in Germany and freedom of the press worldwide. Her articles played an important role for the German public in forming opinions after World War II. She contributed to the debate on Ostpolitik, the reunification of Germany and issues such as Europe and apartheid in South Africa.

More about Countess Dönhoff

Countess Dr. Marion Hedda Ilse Gräfin Dönhoff was born in 1909 in Koningsbergen, a German city in East Prussia. After World War II, the Soviet Union conquered the city, now called Kaliningrad. Countess Dönhoff studied economics and political science in Germany and Switzerland. After World War II, she worked as a journalist for the weekly Die Zeit, of which she became editor-in-chief in 1968. In 1972, Countess Dönhoff became editor of Die Zeit. Her articles played an important role for the German public in forming opinions after World War II. The main issues were always freedom of thought and the need for tolerance and justice. In 2009, the German government had a silver 10-euro coin minted for her 100th birthday. The edge read, 'Lieben ohne zu besitzen'. In 2002, Countess Dönhoff died in Germany.

Positions and articles

Countess Dönhoff held the following positions:

● Journalist Die Zeit (1946)
● Editor-in-chief Die Zeit (1968)
● Publisher Die Zeit (1972)

She wrote the following books:
● Namen, die keiner mehr nennt: Ostpreussen – Menschen und Geschichte (2009)
● Kindheid in Ostpreussen (1998)
● Weit ist der Weg nach Osten: Berichte und Betrachtungen aus fünf Jahrzehnten (1985)
● Menschen, die wissen, worum es geht (1976)

Every year, the ‘Marion Dönhoff Stiftung’ awards the Marion Dönhoff Preis to a person or institution that has done good work for solid relations between Germany and Eastern Europe.