Hans-Werner Hector

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Hans-Werner Hector (born January 17, 1940 in Kaiserslautern ) is a German mathematician , entrepreneur and one of the founders of the software company SAP in Walldorf alongside Hasso Plattner , Claus Wellenreuther , Dietmar Hopp and Klaus Tschira .

Life

Hans-Werner Hector studied mathematics at the University of Saarland and then worked at IBM in Mannheim. Here he and the colleagues named above recognized the potential of standard business software . They set off in 1972 with the company "SAP System Analysis and Program Development " independently . As the company grew, Hector was responsible for developing the US business after the IPO.

In the mid-1990s he left the operational business. In 1996 he sold a large part of his SAP shares. The proceeds made him one of the richest people in Germany with an estimated fortune of 1.6 billion euros . The sale of the shares to the Eugenia Trust, managed by UBS International Trustees Ltd., Jersey, was highly controversial.

Hector then invested in start-ups in the software , biotechnology and healthcare sectors . In addition, he worked together with his wife Josephine Hector as a sponsor in the cultural sector and in medical research. On November 25, 2003, the University of Karlsruhe awarded Hans-Werner Hector an honorary doctorate for his services to the support of highly talented students in the context of the so-called Hector seminars he initiated.

HW & J. Hector Foundation

The HW & J. Hector Foundation supports the Kunsthalle Mannheim , which annually awards the Hector Art Prize sponsored by Hans-Werner Hector . The foundation also awards the Hector Research Prize for HIV research , which is endowed with 20,000 euros . In 2011 the Hector couple donated 50 million euros for a new extension to the art gallery from the 1980s.

Hector Science Fund

In March 2008 he contributed 200 million euros to the Hector Science Fund. From these foundation assets, five million euros are to be generated annually for the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology .

The donation of 200 million to the Hector Science Fund in 2008 was one of the largest university foundations so far and was considered one of the highest private donations in German university history. Together with his wife Josefine, Hector had already supported the University of Karlsruhe beforehand. The couple are considered to be one of the most important donors in the state of Baden-Württemberg for culture and medicine . In connection with his foundation at the University of Karlsruhe, Hector criticized that education had no place in politics . However, a society cannot just rest on politics.

Hector Fellow Academy

On December 2, 2013, he founded the Hector Fellow Academy. The aim of the young science academy is to offer the professors who have been awarded the Hector Science Prize a platform for exchange and joint interdisciplinary research projects.

Honors

On March 25, 2003, Hector and his wife received the Federal Cross of Merit on ribbon.

In 2007 he was made an honorary senator by the University of Karlsruhe.

The city of Weinheim made Hector and his wife honorary citizens in 2011 . Both were made honorary members by TSG Weinheim for their significant support in the children's sports school (KISS) founded in 1997 and the new construction of the Hector Sports Center at the city's Sepp-Herberger Stadium in 2009.

Also together with his wife, Hector received the Order of Merit of the State of Baden-Württemberg in January 2014 .

On March 6, 2016, Hector and his wife received the honorary award of the Kurpfälzisches Kammerorchester for their commitment . The award was presented at the fifth subscription concert in 2016 by Dietmar von Hoyningen-Huene , the chairman of the sponsoring association.

For 2017, Hans-Werner and Josephine Hector were awarded the Leibniz Medal of the Berlin-Brandenburg Academy of Sciences .

See also

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Jens Hartmann, Helene Laube, Andre Tauber: The world power from Walldorf. In: world. April 1, 2012, accessed April 17, 2018 .
  2. ↑ Cristoph Hein: "SAP must not be dependent on one person". In: welt.de . July 1, 1996, accessed April 29, 2015 .
  3. ↑ 50 million and not a bit less in: FAZ of July 27, 2011, page 29.
  4. ^ Maria Huber: University - money blessing for University of Karlsruhe. In: sueddeutsche.de . May 17, 2010, accessed April 29, 2015 .
  5. ^ Frank van Bebber: University of Karlsruhe receives 200 million. Der Tagesspiegel, March 18, 2008, accessed December 8, 2017 .
  6. ↑ Website of the Hector Fellow Academy ( Memento from May 17, 2015 in the Internet Archive )
  7. ^ Founding ceremony of the Hector Fellow Academy ( Memento from April 15, 2015 in the Internet Archive )
  8. ↑ Office of the Federal President.
  9. ↑ Honorary Citizenship: Highest award of the city of Weinheim for Josephine and Dr. hc Hans-Werner Hector: You gave people dignity. In: morgenweb.de. December 13, 2011, accessed April 29, 2015 .
  10. ↑ Hector is now an honorary citizen. In: morgenweb.de. December 12, 2011, accessed April 29, 2015 .
  11. ↑ Hector, Dr. hc Hans-Werner and Josephine. In: TSG Lexicon. Special edition of the TSG Journal for the anniversary, TSG Weinheim, March 2012, p. 17. ( PDF ( Memento from August 30, 2018 in the Internet Archive )).
  12. ^ Hector Science Prize. In: aerzteblatt.de . January 31, 2014, accessed April 29, 2015 .
personal data
SURNAME Hector, Hans-Werner
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German entrepreneur and co-founder of the software company SAP AG
DATE OF BIRTH January 17, 1940
PLACE OF BIRTH Kaiserslautern