Fritz Exner

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Fritz Exner (born April 29, 1926 in Nassau (Lahn) ; † March 24, 2017 in Bad Homburg ) was a German historian and patron .

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Exner studied history and political science at the Philipps University of Marburg , the University of Chicago and the University of Paris . In 1953 he received his doctorate in Marburg with a thesis on "Cape Colony and 'Representative Government' 1820–1861: The emergence of colonial self-government in South Africa". He then worked in the commercial area, first at Friedrich Krupp AG in Essen and then at Lurgi GmbH in Frankfurt am Main, before retiring in 1989.

In 2000, Exner and his wife Helga Exner founded the Fritz and Helga Exner Foundation, which is dedicated to promoting research in Southeast Europe . The foundation annually awards the sponsorship award for outstanding achievements in the field of Southeast European research (usually for dissertations), grants to young scientists from Germany and Southeast Europe for shorter research stays in the respective other region, and has financed the Dr. Fritz Exner Colloquium for young scientists in research on Southeast Europe.

In 2004 Exner was awarded the Federal Cross of Merit.

Exner was an honorary member of the Southeast Europe Society .

Publications

  • Cape Colony and "Representative Government" 1820–1861: The emergence of colonial self-government in South Africa. A contribution to South African history and historiography. Philipps University of Marburg, Marburg 1953 (dissertation).
  • Press and radio. In: Dietrich Geyer (Ed.): Eastern Europe Handbook : Poland. Böhlau-Verlag, Cologne, Vienna 1959.
  • Joint plant construction with companies from Bulgaria, the ČSSR, Romania and Hungary in third countries. In: International East-West Trade Seminar. Gesellschaft für Ost- und Südostkunde 19 (1986), pp. 57-62.

Footnotes

  1. ↑ Dr. phil. Fritz Exner: Obituary notice: Rhein Main Media. Retrieved March 15, 2018 .
  2. ^ Taunus Zeitung: Life for Research | Taunus Newspaper . ( taunus-zeitung.de [accessed on March 15, 2018]).
  3. ^ Fritz Exner: Cape Colony and "Representative Government" 1820-1861: The origin. d. colonial self-government in South Africa. A contribution to south africa. History and Geschichtsschreibg . Marburg 1953 ( dnb.de [accessed March 15, 2018]).
  4. ↑ Sponsorship award . In: Southeast Europe Society . May 14, 2015 ( sogde.org [accessed March 15, 2018]).
  5. ↑ Scholarships . In: Southeast Europe Society . May 14, 2015 ( sogde.org [accessed March 15, 2018]).
  6. ↑ Dr. Fritz Exner Colloquium . In: Southeast Europe Society . May 14, 2015 ( sogde.org [accessed March 15, 2018]).
  7. ^ Taunus Zeitung: Life for Research | Taunus Newspaper . ( taunus-zeitung.de [accessed on March 19, 2018]).
  8. ↑ Südosteuropa-Gesellschaft: Rundbrief 2017. 2017, p. 14 , accessed on March 15, 2018 .
personal data
SURNAME Exner, Fritz
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German historian and patron
DATE OF BIRTH April 29, 1926
PLACE OF BIRTH Nassau (Lahn)
DATE OF DEATH March 24, 2017
Place of death bad Homburg