| Date of Birth | 1936 | |
| Place of Birth |
Zürich (Canton of Zurich, Switzerland, Zürich District) |
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| Nationality | Switzerland | |
| Profession | Author, Psychotherapist | |
| Jürg Schubiger is a Swiss writer of children's books and psychotherapist. He won the Deutscher Jugendliteraturpreis in 1996 for Als die Welt noch jung war. For his "lasting contribution" as a children's writer Schubiger received the biennial Hans Christian Andersen Medal in 2008. The award conferred by the International Board on Books for Young People is the highest recognition available to a writer or illustrator of children's books. | ||
Awards by Jürg Schubiger |
| Check all the awards nominated and won by Jürg Schubiger. |
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