Ernst Christian Trapp Prize

The Ernst Christian Trapp Prize is a prize from the German Society for Educational Science (DGfE). It was named after Ernst Christian Trapp , the first German professor of pedagogy .

It honors innovative and unconventional scientific achievements in the subject of education. The Trapp Prize has been awarded since 1996 on the occasion of the biennial congresses of the DGfE.

Award winners

• 1996: Peter Martin Roeder
• 1998: Hartmut von Hentig ( revoked on January 20, 2017)
• 2000: Klaus Mollenhauer
• 2002: Wolfgang Klafki
• 2004: Carl-Ludwig Furck
• 2006: Theodor Schulze
• 2008: Christa Berg
• 2010: Hans Thiersch
• 2012: Helmut Fend
• 2014: Hannelore Faulstich-Wieland
• 2016: Heinz-Elmar Tenorth
• 2018: Werner Helsper
• 2020: Frankhabenhagen

Web links

• Winners of the Ernst Christian Trapp Prize on the website of the German Society for Educational Science; See there the statement on the withdrawal of the 1998 award and the reactions to the controversial decision of the DFfE board.