Gleimhaus
After his death, his personal effects were carefully looked after by his great-nephew, Friedrich Wilhelm Körte (1776–1846). In 1862, Gleim's colossal library of 12,000 books (including 50 incunabula) and the huge collection of letters, manuscripts and documents in Gleim's estate were used as the kernel of a museum of 18th century literary life in Halberstadt and beyond. It was augmented by the collection of Christian Friedrich Bernhard Augustin (1771–1856). Still in operation, the Gleimhaus is one of the oldest literary museums in Germany.
The Gleim Prize for Literature (Gleim-Literaturpreis), awarded for outstanding non-fiction on the subject of 18th century literature, was established in 1995.
- 1995 Heinz Dieter Kittsteiner
- 1997 Gudrun Gersmann
- 1999 Jürgen Osterhammel
- 2001 Martin Geck
- 2003 Christoph Schulte
- 2005 Angela Steidele
- 2007 Günter de Bruyn
- 2009 Mark-Georg Dehrmann
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