Simplify the following text for a Grade 8 native English-speaking person.
Original: It was created in 1923 in memory of German writer Georg BÃ 1\/4 chner and was only given to artists who came from or were closely tied to BÃ 1\/4 chner 's home of Hesse .
Simplified: It was created in 1923 in memory of Georg BÃ 1\/4 chner and was only given to artists who came from or were closely tied to BÃ 1\/4 chner 's home of Hesse .