Hermann Eiselen
Hermann Eiselen (born March 2, 1926 in Nagold ; † June 21, 2009 in Ulm ) was a German entrepreneur and patron .
Life
Hermann Eiselen was born in Nagold and grew up in the northern Black Forest. In the Second World War he was deployed as an air force helper, in the Reich Labor Service and as a soldier from 1943 before he was taken prisoner of war. From 1946 he studied economics in Stuttgart, Heidelberg and after an interruption due to work in his parents' company in Göttingen , where he received his doctorate in 1951. rer. pole. received his doctorate.
From 1954 to 1980 he was managing director and partner in the companies nutrient works W. Eiselen and Ulmer Spatz father and son Eiselen , founded by his father Willy Eiselen (1896–1981) , which produced products for the manufacture of baked goods.
In 1980 he sold his company and devoted himself to research funding.
Research funding and patronage
In 1955, Hermann Eiselen and his father set up the Museum of Bread Culture in Ulm. In 1978 he founded the Father and Son Eiselen Foundation . The foundation runs the Museum of Bread Culture and, until 2009, also supported research projects aimed at combating undernourishment , malnutrition and rural poverty in developing countries . Research funding was taken over on January 1, 2010 by the fiat panis foundation founded in 2000 . She inherited the entire fortune of Hermann Eiselen.
Eiselen was also particularly committed to promoting qualified young professionals. For example, the fiat panis foundation awards the Hans H. Ruthenberg Graduate Award, named after Hans-Hartwig Ruthenberg , as part of the annual Tropentag conference . Every two years, the fiat panis foundation also awards the Josef G. Knoll European Science Prize named after Josef Knoll .
In addition, Eiselen financed the Josef G. Knoll Endowed Guest Professorship for Research on Developing Countries at the University of Hohenheim from his private assets .
honors and awards
Hermann Eiselen had been Honorary Senator of the Universities of Ulm and Hohenheim since 1984 . In 1996 he was awarded the Medal of Merit of the State of Baden-Württemberg and in 2001 the Federal Cross of Merit, 1st class . In 2003 he received an honorary doctorate from the Agricultural Faculty of the University of Hohenheim. Furthermore, he received the commemorative coin for special merits of the World Food Organization FAO .
Individual evidence
- ↑ www.tropentag.de
- ↑ Information on Honorary Senator Eisele on the website of the University of Hohenheim ( Memento of the original from January 28, 2013 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.
Web links
- Literature by and about Hermann Eiselen in the catalog of the German National Library
- Works by and about Hermann Eiselen in the German Digital Library
- Eiselen Foundation website
- Website of the fiat panis foundation
- Hermann Eiselen's curriculum vitae on the website of the fiat panis foundation (PDF; 121 kB)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Eiselen, Hermann |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German entrepreneur and patron |
| DATE OF BIRTH | March 2, 1926 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Nagold |
| DATE OF DEATH | June 21, 2009 |
| Place of death | Ulm |