Two members of the University of Liège have been honoured by the Sächsische Akademie der Wissenschaften zu Leipzig (SAW). Professor Jean Winand, an Egyptologist, has been made a corresponding member, whilst Professor Jean-Marie Verpoorten has received the 2026 Friedrich-Weller Prize for his Sanskrit dictionary. Their awards were presented to them on 10 April in Leipzig.
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he Sächsische Akademie der Wissenschaften zu Leipzig (SAW) is one of the oldest and most prestigious scientific academies in Germany. Founded in 1846, it brings together leading researchers from disciplines as varied as the natural sciences, the humanities and the social sciences, and supports major long-term research projects, particularly in the fields of linguistics and classical studies.
Jean Winand, Professor of Egyptology at ULiège (Faculty of Philosophy and Letters / UR Ancient Worlds), has been appointed a corresponding member (Korrespondierendes Mitglied) of the Saxon Academy of Sciences. This distinction crowns many years of collaboration between Liège and Leipzig within the framework of the Thesaurus Linguae Aegyptiae project. ULiège has established itself as a pioneer in the computerised processing of Egyptian texts through the RAMSES project, and is among the world leaders in the study of New Egyptian.
Professor Jean-Marie Verpoorten, who taught Oriental languages at ULiège for many years, was awarded the 2026 Friedrich-Weller Prize by the same institution, in recognition of his Répertoire des termes sanskrits des Écoles philosophiques indiennes. Sanskrit - Français - Anglais (Repertoire of Sanskrit Terms from Indian Philosophical Schools: Sanskrit - French - English).
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