The French Jewish sociologist Claude Levi-Strauss, who was elected to the French Academy last month, was awarded the “Erasmus Prize” here for “his outstanding contribution to European culture.” The 100,000 guilders prize was presented by Prince Bernhard in the presence of Queen Juliana and Crown Princess Beatrix. The annual prize, named after the 16th Century humanist, Desiderius Erasmus, was established by Prince Bernhard in 1958.
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