Johann Heinrich Merck honor

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Johann Heinrich Merck honor for Hans Gerhard Evers, 1960

The Johann Heinrich Merck Honor is an undoped honor from the City of Science Darmstadt .

The honor, which took place for the first time in 1955, can be given to personalities who have made unique or recurring outstanding scientific, artistic or economic achievements in their profession to promote the well-being of the city and increase its reputation.

Honor

In addition to a certificate documenting the award, the holder of this award has received an eight-centimeter silver -embossed plaque created by the sculptor Richard Heß since 1988 . On the front of the medal, the namesake is shown in the portrait, looking to the left with the marginal inscription " Johann-Heinrich-Merck Ehrung der Stadt Darmstadt ". Embossed on the back is the Merck quote " You will never be maliciously successful in suppressing the human spirit ". The name of the recipient is engraved on the plaque.

The award ceremony takes place as part of a public event organized by the City of Science Darmstadt. The honor is based on the honor regulations of the city of Darmstadt. The city of Darmstadt is both sponsor and holder of the award. The selection is made by the city's magistrate . An application is not possible. The honor is not endowed and the award does not take place regularly. In addition to the event, there will be press coverage in the local and regional press .

The honor is in memory of the Darmstadt editor and natural scientist Johann Heinrich Merck (1741–1791) and should not be confused with the Johann Heinrich Merck Prize for literary criticism and essay .

Award winners of the honors (selection)

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Bylaws on honoring deserving personalities and jubilarians by the City of Science Darmstadt from December 16, 1983
  2. ↑ Annette Krämer-Alig: Horst Dieter Bürkle is honored by the city. (No longer available online.) In: echo-online.de. November 19, 2013, archived from the original on October 6, 2015 ; accessed on October 6, 2015 . 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. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.echo-online.de
  3. ^ Fritz Deppert: Stadtlexikon Darmstadt: Kubelka, Margarete. Retrieved September 19, 2018 .
  4. ↑ Physicists with great commitment In: Darmstädter Echo August 10, 2017, page 11
  5. ↑ Darmstädter Echo , edition of April 30, 2014, page 9 ( Memento of the original of May 2, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. and The heart and soul of forest art In: Darmstädter Echo May 6, 2014, page 9 @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.echo-online.de
  6. ↑ Johann Heinrich Merck honor of the city for Alois M. Schader. In: echo-online.de. September 21, 2015, accessed October 6, 2015 .
  7. ↑ Bettina Bergstedt: Body and soul: an artistic harmony, Annegret Soltau receives Johann Heinrich Merck honor. In: echo-online.de. May 19, 2016. Retrieved May 20, 2016 .

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