Heinz Keller (chemist)
Heinz Keller (born October 16, 1917 in Hanover ; † January 16, 2014 in Konstanz ) was a German chemist . He was the second full-time president of the Fraunhofer Society .
Life
Keller received his doctorate in 1950. As a member of the board of the United Deutsche Metallwerke AG , he moved to the Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft in Munich in 1974 and was its second full-time president until 1983. Keller implemented a comprehensive reform program during his tenure. At the end of his tenure, the number of employees at the Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft had doubled and the budget quadrupled - from 81 million marks in 1973 to 319 in 1983. Keller set new priorities such as microelectronics and solar technology .
Awards
- 1981: Great Cross of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany
- 1983: Great Cross of Merit with Star of the Federal Republic of Germany
literature
- Wer ist Wer ?: the German Who's Who - Volume 22 - Page 612
Web links
- www.archiv.fraunhofer.de
- Franz Miller: The first full-time president of the Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft, Dr. Heinz Keller, celebrated his 90th birthday on October 16, 2007 , Fraunhofer magazine, 1/2008 at docs.google.com; Retrieved February 3, 2013
Individual evidence
- ↑ Heinz Keller , Süddeutsche Zeitung , obituary notice March 1, 2014.
- ↑ a b c Heinz Keller , obituary notice of the Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft, FAZ , March 8, 2014, p. 15.
- ↑ Heinz Keller ( Memento of the original from March 11, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , Obituary of the FhG.
President of the Fraunhofer Society
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Keller, Heinz |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German chemist and research manager |
| DATE OF BIRTH | October 16, 1917 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Hanover |
| DATE OF DEATH | January 16, 2014 |
| Place of death | Constancy |