Arno Schmidt Stiftung, Bargfeld

The Arno Schmidt Foundation is based in Bargfeld, Lower Saxony, the last place of residence of the writer Arno Schmidt. It was established in 1981 by his widow Alice Schmidt and Jan Philipp Reemtsma. Since 1983, the Foundation has been the sole heir to all rights to Arno Schmidt's work. The executive director of the foundation is Susanne Fischer. The board also includes Joachim Kersten, Bernd Rauschenbach, Jan Philipp Reemtsma and Ann Kathrin Scheerer. The book designer of the Arno Schmidt Foundation is Friedrich Forssman, and the research assistant is Michaela Nowotnick. Objective According to its statutes, the foundation is to "cultivate the memory of Arno Schmidt and to present and research his work and personality for posterity, as well as to promote literature."