Awards and honors
Selected academic honors for University members
Nobel laureates
Klaus Hasselmann
25 October 1931
University of Hamburg alumnus
- 1950–1955: Mathematics and physics studies at the University of Hamburg
- 1957–1961: Research associate under Prof. Wieghardt at the Institute of Naval Architecture
- August 1963: Habilitation at the University of Hamburg
- 1964–1966: Privatdozent of fluid physics
- 1966–1975: Professor at the University of Hamburg
- 1969–1972: Head of the Institute of Geophysics at the University of Hamburg
- 2021: Nobel Prize in Physics together with Syukuro Manabe and Giorgio Parisi for “. . . groundbreaking contributions to our understanding of complex physical systems”
J. Hans D. Jensen
25 June 1907–11 February 1973
University of Hamburg alumnus
- 1926–1932: Physics studies at the University of Hamburg—then called Hamburgische Universität
- 1932: Doctoral degree under Wilhelm Lenz
- 1936: Habilitation at the University of Hamburg—then called Hansische Universität
- 1963: Nobel Prize in Physics together with Maria Goeppert-Mayer for their discoveries concerning nuclear shell structure
Sir Hans Adolf Krebs
25 August 1900–22 November 1981
- 1925: Doctorate, University of Hamburg
- 1953: Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for his discovery of the citric acid cycle
Wolfgang Ernst Pauli
25 April 1900–15 December 1958
- 1923–1928: Professor of quantum physics at the University of Hamburg
- 1945: Nobel Prize in Physics for the discovery of the Exclusion Principle, also called the Pauli Principle.
Otto Stern
17 February 1888–17 August 1969
- 1923–1933: Full professor and director of the Institute for Physical Chemistry at the University of Hamburg
- 1943: Nobel Prize in Physics for his contribution to the development of the molecular ray method and his discovery of the magnetic moment of the proton
Alexander von Humboldt Professors
2017
Prof. Dr. Anne van Aaken
Professor of law, University of Hamburg
2012
Prof. Dr. Frank Fehrenbach
Professor of art history, University of Hamburg
2010
Prof. Dr. Brian Foster
Professor of experimental physics, University of Hamburg / DESY
Recipients of the Leibniz Prize:
2015
Prof. Dr. Henry Chapman
Coherent X-Ray Imaging, CFEL, University of Hamburg / DESY
2013
Prof. Dr. Brigitte Röder
Biological Psychology and Neuropsychology, University of Hamburg
2011
Prof. Dr. Christian Büchel
Cognitive Neurosciences, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf / University of Hamburg
2002
Prof. Dr. Thomas Hengartner
European Ethnology, University of Hamburg
1995
Prof. Dr. Dr. Thomas Jentsch
Medicine, Neurosciences, University of Hamburg
1991
Prof. Dr. Martin Warnke
Art History, University of Hamburg
Recipients of the Order Pour le Mérite for Sciences and the Arts
2003
Lord Ralf Dahrendorf
1 May 1929–17 June 2009
Sociology
1977
Bruno Snell
18 June 1896–31 October 1986
Classical philology
1967
Erwin Panofsky
30 March 1892–14 March 1968
Art history
Members of the Academy of Sciences and Humanities in Hamburg
2018
Prof. Dr. Roman Schnabel
Laser physics
2017
Prof. Dr. Frank Fehrenbach
Art history
2015
Prof. Dr. Elisabetta Gallo
Experimental physics
2015
Prof. Dr. Christian Gerloff
Neurology
2014
Prof. Dr. Michael Fröba
Chemistry
2014
Prof. Dr. Jianwei Zhang
Informatics
2011
Prof. Dr. Gerhard Adam
Medicine
2011
Prof. Dr. Gabriele Clemens
History
2011
Prof. Dr. Harunaga Isaacson
Languages and literature
2009
Prof. Dr. Stefan Oeter
Law
2009
Prof. Dr. Jürgen Schmitt
Physics
2008
Prof. Dr. Bernhard Fleischer
Medicine
2008
Prof. Dr. Ansgar W. Lohse
Medicine
2008
Prof. Dr. Eva-Maria Pfeiffer
Geosciences
2008
Prof. Dr. Angelika Redder
Languages and literature
2008
Prof. Dr. Michael Brzoska
Political science
2008
Prof. Dr. Andreas Engel
Medicine
2008
Prof. Dr. Martin Kalinowski
Physics
2008
Prof. Dr. Reiner Lauterbach
Mathematics
2008
Prof. Dr. Martin Claußen
Climate research
2008
Prof. Dr. Klaus Fraedrich
Climate research
2008
Prof. Dr. Michael Friedrich
Languages and literature
2008
Prof. Dr. Dr. h.c. Marian Paschke
Law
2008
Prof. Dr. Chris Meier
Chemistry
2007
Prof. Dr. Rolf Grüttner
Medicine
2007
Prof. Dr. Brigitte Röder
Psychology
2006
Prof. Dr. Dr. h.c. mult. Guy P. Brasseur
Climate research
2006
Prof. Dr. Dr. Burkhart Bromm
Medicine
2006
Prof. Dr. Christian Büchel
Medicine
2006
Prof. Dr. Dr. h.c. Jürgen Deininger
History
2006
Prof. Dr. Ulrich Gähde
Philosophy
2006
Prof. Dr. Dr. h.c. Hartmut Graßl
Physics
2006
Prof. Dr. Horst Gronemeyer
Languages and literature
2006
Prof. Dr. Jürgen Heck
Chemistry
2006
Prof. Dr. Dr. Dr. h.c. mult. Klaus J. Hopt
Law
2006
Prof. Dr. Dieter K. Hossfeld
Medicine
2006
Prof. Dr. Cord Jakobeit
Political science, vice president of the Academy of Sciences and Humanities in Hamburg
2006
Prof. Dr. Karl-Heinz Jungbluth
Medicine
2006
Prof. Dr. Dr. h.c. Athanasios Kambylis
Languages and literature
2006
Prof. Dr. Walter Kaminsky
Chemistry
2006
Prof. Dr. Erhard Kantzenbach
Economics
2006
Prof. Dr. Dr. h.c. Klaus Koch
Theology
2006
Prof. Dr. Michael Köhler
Law
2006
Prof. Dr. Otto Kraus
Biosciences
2006
Prof. Dr. Margot Kruse
Languages and literature
2006
Prof. Dr. Jan Louis
Physics
2006
Prof. Dr. Walther Ludwig
Languages and literature
2006
Prof. Dr. Dr. h.c. mult. Reimar Lüst
Physics
2006
Prof. Dr. Gerhard Mack
Physics
2006
Prof. Dr. Hans Joachim Marx
Musicology
2006
Prof. Dr. Dr. h.c. Ernst-Joachim Mestmäcker
Law
2006
Prof. Dr. Dr. h.c. mult. Els Oksaar
Languages and literature
2006
Prof. Dr. Kurt Pawlik
Psychology
2006
Prof. Dr. Horst Pietschmann
History
2006
Prof. Dr. Karin Reich
History of mathematics and the natural sciences
2006
Prof. Dr. Heimo Reinitzer
Languages and literature
2006
Prof. Dr. Horst Saalfeld
Geosciences
2006
Prof. Dr. Axel Schildt
History
2006
Prof. Dr. Lambert Schmithausen
Languages and literature
2006
Prof. Dr. Dr. h.c. Hasso Scholz
Medicine
2006
Prof. Dr. Gerhard Seifert
Medicine
2006
Prof. Dr. Hans Hermann Seiler
Law
2006
Prof. Dr. Peter E. Toschek
Physics
2006
Prof. Dr. Monika Wagner
Art history
2006
Prof. Dr. Erwin Weiss
Chemistry
2006
Prof. Dr. Horst Weller
Chemistry
2006
Prof. Dr. Roland Wiesendanger
Physics
2006
Prof. Dr. Dr. h.c. Albrecht Zeuner
Law
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Members of the National Academy of Sciences Leopoldina
2013
Prof. Dr. Klaus Püschel
Pathology and legal medicine
2012
Prof. Dr. Melitta Schachner
Neurosciences
2010
Prof. Dr. Reinhard Merkel
Philosophy of science
2008
Prof. Dr. Brigitte Röder
Psychology and cognitive science
2008
Prof. Dr. med. Thomas Eschenhagen
Born 1960
Physiology and pharmacology / toxicology
2008
Prof. Dr. Klaus J. Hopt
Cultural studies
2007
Prof. Dr. Jochem Marotzke
Geosciences
2003
Prof. Dr. Martin Claußen
Geosciences
2003
Prof. Dr. Ulrich Gähde
Philosophy of Science
2001
Prof. Dr. Frank Rösler
Psychology and cognitive science
2000
Prof. Dr. Roland Wiesendanger
Physics
1999
Prof. Dr. Hasso Scholz
Born 24 August 1937
Physiology and pharmacology / toxicology
1998
Prof. Dr. Jochen Schulte am Esch
Surgery, orthopedics, and anesthesiology
1995
Prof. Dr. Bernhard Fleischer
Mikrobiology and immunology
1995
Prof. Dr. Peter von Wichert
Internal medicine and dermatology
1987
Prof. Dr. Heiner Greten
Internal medicine and dermatology
1987
Prof. Dr. Werner Janssen
Pathology and legal medicine
1985
Prof. Dr. Michail S. Davidoff
Born 18 July 1940
Anatomy and anthropology
1981
Prof. Dr. Gerhard Seifert
Pathology and legal medicine
1973
Prof. Dr. Reimar Lüst
Born 25 March 1923
Physics
1972
Prof. Dr. Christoph J. Scriba
Born 6 October 1929
History of science and medicine
1959
Prof. Dr. Carl Friedrich von Weizsäcker
28 June 1912–28 April 2007
Physics
Members of the Academia Europaea
2014
Prof. Dr. Margit Kern
Musicology and history of art and architecture
2014
Prof. Dr. Anja Tippner
Literary and theatrical studies
2013
Prof. Dr. Hans-Werner
Goetz History and archaeology
2012
Prof. Dr. Alessandro Bausi
Classical and oriental studies
2011
Prof. Dr. Claudia Schnurmann
History and archaeology
2010
Prof. Dr. Jürgen Sarnowsky
History and archaeology
1999
Prof. Dr. Martin Claußen
Meteorology
1993
Prof. Dr. Sjur Refsdal
Astronomy
1989
Prof. Dr. Ludwig Walther
Classical and oriental studies
University of Hamburg awards and honors
Honorary senators at the University of Hamburg
The University of Hamburg confers the title of Honorary Senator to people who have demonstrated outstanding long-term commitment to the University.
Find all honorary senators of the University of Hamburg by year of award:
2017
10 December 1958
2017
Dr. rer. nat. Alexander Gerst
3 May 1976
2006
Prof. Dr. Dr. h.c. Wolfgang K. H. Panofsky
24 April 1919–24 September 2007
2001
Dr. h.c. Siegfried Lenz
17 March 1926–7 October 2014
1999
Lord Ralf Dahrendorf
1 May 1929–17 June 2009
1999
Dr. rer. pol. Michael Otto
12 April 1943
1999
Abbess Komatsu Chikô
1910–2003
1995
Dr. phil. Miriam Gillis-Carlebach
1 February 1922–28 January 2020
1995
Prof. Dr. rer. pol. Helmut Greve
2 June 1922–3 July 2016
1995
Dr. h.c. Hannelore Greve
11 November 1926–16 October 2023
1990
Dr. h.c. Hannelore Schmidt
3 March 1919–21 October 2010
1990
Prof. Dr. h.c. Hermann Schnabel
29 March 1921–9 June 2010
1990
Prof. Götz Friedrich
4 August 1930–12 December 2000
1990
Dr. med. Dr. h.c. mult. Hiltgunt M. Zassenhaus
10 July 1916–20 November 2004
1988
Dr. phil. h.c., Dr. phil. h.c. Rudolf Augstein
5 November 1923–7 November 2002
1988
Dr. rer. pol. h.c., Dr.-Ing. e.h. Kurt A. Körber
7 September 1909–10 August 1992
1988
Prof. Dr. med. h.c. Werner Otto
13 August 1909–21 December 2011
1988
Dr. rer. pol. Elsbeth Weichmann
20 June 1900–10 July 1988
1983
Prof. Dr. rer. pol., Dr. h.c. Karl Schiller
24 April 1911–26 December 1994
1983
Dr. h.c. mult. Helmut Schmidt
23 December 1918–10 November 2015
1982
Dr. rer. pol., Dr. h.c. Marion Gräfin Dönhoff
2 Dezember 1909–11 March 2002
1982
Dr. iur. John Henry de La Trobe
1923–24 May 2002
1976
10 January 1899–14 July 1991
1976
Prof. Dr. iur. Herbert Weichmann
23 February 1896–9 October 1983
1969
18 May 1896–8 January 1976
1967
Dr. iur. Walter Dudek
11 October 1890–1 December 1976
1966
Dr. iur Hans von Heppe
9 August 1907–2 April 1982
1964
24 March 1903–30 November 1987
1962
Dr. h.c. Heinrich Landahl
25 January 1895–22 October 1971
1962
1892–1977
1961
30 December 1907–3 February 1988
1960
Dr. iur. Harald Mandt
13 April 1888–27 January 1974
1960
Dr. iur. Kurt Sieveking
21 February 1897–16 March 1986
1959
Dr. phil. Hermann Hitzler
23 April 1899–1982
1957
Dr. h.c. Max Brauer
3 September 1887–2 February 1973
1954
Dr. phil. Johannes Reinhard
13 September 1870–26 Februar 1964
1954
Dr. h.c. mult. Alfred Toepfer
13 July 1894–8 October 1993
1953
Dr. h.c. Henry Everling
19 August 1873–16 May 1960
1952
Dr. iur. Paul de Chapeaurouge
11 December 1876–3 October 1952
1951
Prof. Dr. med. Max Nonne
13 January 1861–12 August 1959
1950
5 April 1875–3 May 1966
1949
1891–1979
Bruno Snell Plaque
In memory of its long-standing member and 2-time rector and in recognition of his work in science and scholarship, society, and politics, the University of Hamburg confers the Bruno Snell Plaque for exemplary work in Science and Society donated by the University Society Hamburg.
The honor is to establish a close connection between the honorees and the University of Hamburg.
Recipients of the Bruno Snell Plaque for Exemplary Work in Science and Society:
2004
Prof. Dr. Dr. h.c. mult. Ferenc Mádl
29 January 1931–29 May 2011
2002
Prof. Fritz Stern BA, MA, PhD
2 February 1926–18 May 2016
1997
Prof. Dr. h.c. mult. Walter Jens
8 March 1923–9 June 2013