Christine von Weizsäcker
Christine Freifrau von Weizsäcker (born February 20, 1944 in Pforzheim as Christine Radtke) is a German biologist and environmental activist .
Life
Christine von Weizsäcker is the daughter of the doctor Arnold Radtke (1914–2008) and his wife Erika Bechtle and grew up as the oldest of five siblings. She studied biology in Freiburg , Cologne and Edinburgh . It is with the since 1969 SPD - politician and naturalist Ernst Ulrich von Weizsäcker married. They have five children together.
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Christine von Weizsäcker and her husband coined the concept of error-friendliness . In addition, she made a name for herself for her longstanding scientific and political commitment to biodiversity and against genetic engineering . In particular, she was involved in the design of the Cartagena Protocol , the international agreement on biological safety, which is critical of genetic engineering .
Functions and memberships
- President of Ecoropa
- Board of Trustees of Stiftung Warentest
- Co-founder of the Heinrich Böll Foundation
- Member of the board of the Association of German Scientists
- Member of the scientific advisory board of the genetic ethical network
Honors
- 2006: Kant-Weltbürger-Preis of the Freiburg Kant Foundation
- 2009: Bavarian Nature Conservation Prize
- 2012: Sustainability award from the Neumarkter Lammsbräu
- 2014: "Trophée de femmes" environmental award
- 2017: BAUM environmental award
Publications (selection)
- Christine von Weizsäcker: Error-friendliness . In: openness, temporality, complexity . 1984.
- Christine von Weizsäcker: Genetic engineering: unfinished political homework . In: Yearbook Ecology 1993 . CH Beck, 1992.
- Christine von Weizsäcker (Ed.): With knowledge, resistance and wit . Herder, Freiburg im Breisgau 1992, ISBN 3-451-04093-X .
- Christine von Weizsacker, Flori Koechlin, Daniel Altmann: Myth gene . Utzinger-Stemmle, Rieden bei Baden, Switzerland 1997, ISBN 3-908688-14-0 .
See also
Web links
- Literature by and about Christine von Weizsäcker in the catalog of the German National Library
Individual evidence
- ↑ Hubert Weiger: Awarding of the Bavarian Nature Conservation Prize 2009 to Christine von Weizsäcker: on November 27, 2009 in Munich . Laudation from BN chairman Prof. Dr. Hubert Weiger. Munich 2009 ( online [PDF; accessed on October 16, 2016]).
- ↑ Board of Ecoropa. Retrieved October 16, 2016 .
- ^ Kant Prize 2006 to opponents of "green" genetic engineering. 2006, accessed November 16, 2012 .
- ↑ Article in the Stuttgarter Zeitung from February 15, 2014: Daniela Eberhardt: "This prize belongs to women"
- ↑ www.baumev.de
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Weizsäcker, Christine von |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Weizsäcker, Christine Freifrau von (full name); Radtke, Christine (maiden name) |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German biologist and environmental activist |
DATE OF BIRTH | February 20, 1944 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Pforzheim |