In 1991 he received the Reuchlin Prize of the city of Pforzheim, in 1996 the Moe Prize of the American Philosophical Society and in 1998 the Criticos Prize of the Society for the Promotion of Hellenic Studies in London.
1991 erhielt er den Reuchlin-Preis der Stadt Pforzheim, 1996 den Moe Prize der American Philosophical Society und 1998 den Criticos Prize der Society for the Promotion of Hellenic Studies in London.