Els Oksaar (1 October 1926 – 9 December 2015) was an Estonian-born linguist and professor of linguistics at the University of Hamburg. Her research addressed multilingualism and language contact, and included work linking language use with culturally shaped behavioral patterns. She is associated with the concept of Kulturem (“cultureme”) in language-use research and authored work titled Kulturemtheorie.
Ago Luberg (born 27 March 1983) is an Estonian computer scientist and educator at Tallinn University of Technology (TalTech). He has been featured in Estonian media as an expert commentator on the impact of artificial intelligence on work and education.
He has also been cited as the programme director for TalTech's informatics and artificial intelligence bachelor's-level curriculum, launched to train AI specialists for the Estonian labour market.
Hasso Krull (born 31 January 1964) is an Estonian poet, essayist, translator, and literary and cultural critic.
Konrad-Duden Prize () is a German linguistics award presented by the City of Mannheim in cooperation with the Duden publisher (Bibliographisches Institut). It honours individuals with special merits in the research and public understanding of the German language. The prize is endowed with €12,500 and is awarded every three years (formerly awarded more frequently).
The prize is awarded by the Mannheim city council on the recommendation of a prize committee () and is not open to applications.