List of well-known personalities from the University of Stuttgart
A number of well-known or famous personalities have studied or taught at the University of Stuttgart or have been honored by it with the dignity of an honorary citizen or honorary senator. These are listed below.
Academic honorary citizens
- 1929: Carl von Bach
- 1929: Karl Bauer
- 1929: Wilhelm Bazille
- 1929: Josef Beyerle
- 1929: Eugen Bolz
- 1929: Robert Bosch
- 1929: Silvio Casanova
- 1929: Alfred Dehlinger
- 1929: Walter Euting
- 1929: Sebastian Finsterwalder
- 1929: Theodor Fischer
- 1929: Johannes Görges
- 1929: Paul von Hindenburg
- 1929: Heinrich Kreß
- 1929: Robert Meyding
- 1929: Walter Nernst
- 1929: Albert Pflüger
- 1929: Paul Hermann Reusch
- 1929: Wolfgang Reuter
- 1929: Albert Schweitzer
- 1929: Walter Sigel
- 1929: Arnold Sommerfeld
- 1929: Karl Stieler
- 1929: Aurel Stodola
- 1929: Gustav Tarnmann
- 1931: Theodor von Pistorius (1861–1939)
- 1932: Richard Willstätter (1872–1942)
- 1946: Adolf Münzinger (1876–1962)
- 1949: Richard Grammel (1889–1964)
- 1949: Otto Hahn (1879–1968)
- 1949: Wilhelm Keil (1870–1968)
- 1951: Wilhelm Haspel (1898–1952)
- 1951: Jonathan Zenneck (1871–1959)
- 1952: Paul Bonatz (1877–1956)
- 1952: Hans Walz (1883–1974)
- 1953: Max Kade (1882–1967)
- 1953: Hanns Voith (1885–1971)
- 1954: Walther Bauersfeld (1879–1959)
- 1960: Carl Wurster (1900–1974)
- 1961: Otto Fahr (1892–1969)
- 1962: Walter Lippart (1899–1962)
- 1994: Hans Lutz Merkle (1913-2000)
- 1995: Richard von Weizsäcker (1920–2015), former Federal President. D.
- 2004: Suzanne Mubarak (* 1941), wife of Husni Mubarak
- 2005: Manfred Rommel (1928–2013), Lord Mayor of Stuttgart a. D.
Honorary senators
- Karl Eugen Becker , CEO of TÜV Bayern
- Helga Breuninger, Breuninger Foundation
- Peter A. Eckenberg, director and managing director of Klöckner Stahlhandel
- Hermann Eisele, Chairman of the Markelstiftung Stuttgart
- Rainer F. Elsässer, board member of Bayern AG
- Wilfried Ensinger, founder of Ensinger GmbH
- Alwin Eppler, consulting engineer for civil engineering
- Wolfgang Eychmüller, CEO of Wieland-Werke AG
- Artur Fischer
- Klaus Fischer , managing partner of Fischer Holding & Co. KG
- Peter Fischer, director, managing director of the Alfing Keßler group of companies
- Horst Geidel, CEO of Behr GmbH & Co .
- Helmut Goldschmid, Index-Werke KG Hahn & Tesky
- Frank Goltermann, Acterna
- Rüdiger Grube , CEO of Deutsche Bahn AG , since 2013
- Berndt Heller, CEO of Gebrüder Heller Maschinenfabrik GmbH
- Konrad Hinrichs
- Dieter Hundt , managing partner, Allgaier Werke GmbH
- Klaus-Dieter Laidig, board member of Baden-Württemberg: Connected e. V. (bwcon)
- Berthold Leibinger , Chairman of the Supervisory Board of Maschinenfabrik Trumpf GmbH & Co .
- Heinz Lilienfein
- Friedrich W. Lohr, member of the board of Adam Opel AG i. R.
- Horst Marchart, (retired) Member of the Development Board at Dr.-Ing. hc F. Porsche AG
- Jean M. Moreau, Director of the Cité Club Universitaire
- Manfred Prechtl, member of the supervisory board of Baden-Württembergische Bank AG ; Appointed in 1997
- Werner Riehle, Director i. R.
- Peter Schnell, member of the executive board i. R. from Energieversorgung Schwaben AG
- Jürgen Stech, Chairman of the Board of Management of the Technical Works of the City of Stuttgart AG i. R.
- Reinhold Würth , Chairman of the Advisory Board of the Würth Group Künzelsau
- Walther Zügel , Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Landesgirokasse
Known employees
Engineering
- Bernhard von Gugler (1812–1880), mathematician, teacher of descriptive geometry, from 1843 to 1879 at the Polytechnic, from 1858 to 1862 rector
- Julius Carl von Bach (1847–1931), from 1878 to 1922 professor of steam engines , steam boilers , machine elements and the theory of elasticity ; from 1899 material testing institute (MPA) and engineering laboratory
- Theodor Kösser (1854–1929), architect
- Theodor Fischer (1862–1938), professor 1901–1908, shaped the close connection between urban planning and architecture and renewed architecture from a craft perspective; is considered the founder of the Stuttgart School
- Emanuel La Roche (1863–1922), architect, at the Polytechnic from 1882 to 1884
- Christian Otto Mohr (1867–1873), at the Polytechnic (forerunner of the university)
- Immanuel Herrmann (1870–1945), professor of electrical engineering from 1902 to 1933
- Emil Mörsch (1872–1950), professor of statics 1916–1939, founder of the “theory of concrete iron construction”, honorary doctorate in 1912
- Paul Bonatz (1877–1956), representative of the Stuttgart School
- Otto Graf (1881–1956), civil engineer (building materials science and building material testing)
- Carl Pirath (1884–1955), civil engineer, from 1926 to 1955 full professor at the Institute for Railways and Transport, 1929 founder of the Transport Science Institute for Aviation at what was then the Technical University of Stuttgart
- Georg Hans Madelung (1889–1972), engineer and aircraft manufacturer, from 1929 professor for aeronautical engineering at the TH Stuttgart
- Erich Siebel (1891–1961), 1931 to 1940 and 1947 to 1957 director of the materials testing institute and professor for materials testing, materials science and strength theory
- Wunibald Kamm (1893–1966), from 1930 to 1945 professor of internal combustion engines and automotive engineering
- Richard Döcker (1894–1968), from 1947 to 1960 professor for town planning and reconstruction, site manager of the Weißenhofsiedlung
- Richard Vogt (1894–1979), engineer and aircraft designer
- Richard Feldtkeller (1901–1981), professor of electrical communications engineering from 1936 to 1966
- Eugen Sänger (1905–1964), space pioneer, pioneer for the space shuttle
- Walther Lambert (1908–1987), civil engineer, from 1955 to 1975 full professor at the Institute for Railways and Transportation
- Fritz Leonhardt (1909–1999), professor of solid construction from 1957 to 1974 , and rector from 1967 to 1969
- Ulrich W. Hütter (1910–1990), professor at the Institute for Aircraft Construction from 1965 to 1980, founder of today's use of wind energy
- Karl Ramsayer (1911–1982), founder of integrated navigation ; Geodetic astronomy
- John Argyris (1913–2004), Introduction of Finite Elements as a Calculation Method
- Kurt Lange (1919–2009), Professor of Forming Technology at the IfU (1963–1988)
- Gunnar Birkerts (1925–2017), architect
- Frei Otto (1925–2015) founded the Institute for Lightweight Structures (IL) in 1964 and the Collaborative Research Center 64 Wide-Spanned Structures of the German Research Foundation in 1969.
- Ulrich Smoltczyk (* 1928), civil engineer, full professor of foundation engineering and soil mechanics from 1969 to 1994
- Jörg Schlaich (* 1934), civil engineer, from 1974 to 2000 director of the Institute for Solid Construction / Construction and Design II
- Hans-Jörg Bullinger (* 1944), President of the Fraunhofer Society
- Pieter A. Vermeer (* 1944), Dutch civil engineer, professor of geotechnics from 1994 to 2009
- Ernst Messerschmid (* 1945), spaceman, professor at the Institute for Space Systems
- Werner Sobek (* 1953), civil engineer and architecture, director of the Institute for Lightweight Design and Construction
- Rainer Helmig (* 1957), flow modeler, professor at the Institute for Modeling Hydraulic and Environmental Systems
- Eberhard Veit (* 1962), CEO of Festo AG
- Silke Wieprecht (* 1965), since 2003 professor at the Institute for Water and Environmental System Modeling
Cultural studies
- Johannes Mährlen (1803–1871), ancient historian
- Friedrich Theodor Vischer (1807–1887), 1869–1877 professor for German literature and aesthetics
- Wilhelm Zimmermann (1807–1878), 1847–1851 professor of German language and literature and history
- Wilhelm Lübke (1826–1893), 1866–1885 professor of art history
- Karl Lemcke (1831–1913), professor for general art history and aesthetics from 1885 to 1903 and rector of the university from 1892 to 1895
- Carl Weitbrecht (1847–1904), 1894 professor of German literature, 1902–1904 rector of the university
- Käte Hamburger (1896–1992), literary scholar
- Golo Mann (1909–1994), 1960 to 1964 chair of political science
- Fritz Martini (1909–1991), since 1943 professor of aesthetics and general literary studies
- Max Bense (1910–1990), 1949 to 1978 chair for philosophy and philosophy of science
- Elisabeth Walther-Bense (1922–2018), 1978 to 1983 chair of philosophy and philosophy of science, first full professor at the University of Stuttgart
- August Nitschke (1926–2019), 1960 to 1994 professor for medieval history
- Eberhard Jäckel (1929–2017), Professor of Modern History (1967 until his retirement in 1997)
- Günther Schweikle (1929–2009), Professor of Medieval Studies
- Volker Klotz (* 1930), literary scholar and expert on operettas
- Armin Hermann (* 1933), Professor of the History of Natural Sciences
- Reinhard Döhl (1934–2004), influential literary scholar
- Norbert Conrads (* 1938), until 2003 Professor of Early Modern History
- Eckart Olshausen (* 1938), Professor of Ancient History from 1976 to 2008
- Heinz Schlaffer (* 1939), professor of literature from 1975 to 2004
- Wolfgang Stürner (* 1940), 1974 to 2006 Professor of Medieval and Modern History
- Franz Quarthal (* 1943), professor of national history
- Folker Reichert (* 1949), Professor of Medieval History since 1994
- Holger Sonnabend (* 1956), Professor of Ancient History
Natural sciences
- Hermann Fehling (1811–1885), was appointed to the chair of chemistry at the polytechnic school in 1839 at Liebig's suggestion .
- Martin Wilhelm Kutta (1867–1944), professor of mathematics from 1912 to 1935 ; known for example for the Runge-Kutta method
- Erich Regener (1881–1955), professor of physics from 1920 to 1937
- Paul Peter Ewald (1888–1985), professor of physics from 1921 to 1938 and rector from 1932 to 1933
- Hellmut JF Bredereck (1904–1981), Professor and Director of the Institute for Organic Chemistry from 1948 to 1972 and Rector from 1959 to 1961;
- Theodor Förster (1910–1974), professor of physical chemistry at the Technical University of Stuttgart from 1951 to 1974, see fluorescence resonance energy transfer
- Hermann Haken (* 1927), from 1960 to 1995 professor for theoretical physics and founder of synergetics
- Wolfgang Eisenmenger (1930–2016), Professor of Experimental Physics from 1969 to 1998, Head of the 1st Physics Institute
- Ulrich Kull (* 1938), Professor of Plant Physiology / Botany from 1978 to 2005
- Erik Grafarend (* 1939), until 2005 Professor of Geodesy , international author (including stochastics, network design, potential theory, relativity)
- Christian Hesse (* 1960), professor of mathematics, especially mathematical statistics
- Jörg Wrachtrup (* 1961), Professor of Physics
Economics and Social Sciences
- Péter Horváth (* 1937), Professor of Controlling from 1980 to 2005
- Ulli Arnold , professor of business administration, especially capital goods marketing from 1992 to 2012
- Erich Zahn (* 1940), Professor of Business Administration from 1976 to 2008
- Helge Majer (1941–2006), Professor of Economics from 1979 to 2005
- Hans-Jürgen Albers (* 1943), associate professor, economist and educator
Well-known graduates
- Paul Pacher von Theinburg (1832–1906), Austrian industrialist and politician
- Gottlieb Daimler (1834–1900), German engineer and designer
- Adolf Daimler (1871–1913), son of Gottlieb Daimler, director and co-owner of Daimler-Motoren-Gesellschaft
- Max Eyth (1836–1906), engineer and writer
- Fritz Henkel (1848–1930), German entrepreneur
- Hans Holzwarth (1877–1953), developer of the first fully functional gas turbine, honorary doctorate from the TH Stuttgart
- Karl Maybach (1879–1960), German designer
- Ernst Heinkel (1888–1958), German engineer
- Alfred Berroth (1892–1978), geodesist
- Wunibald Kamm (1893–1966), German mechanical engineer
- Karl Wilhelm Ochs (1896–1988), German architect
- Walter Kreiser (1898–1958), German aircraft designer
- Alfred Kärcher (1901–1959), German engineer and founder of Alfred Kärcher GmbH & Co. KG
- Walter Köngeter (1906–1969), German architect, professor at the Düsseldorf Art Academy
- Gego (Gertrud Louise Goldschmidt) (1912–1994), architect and artist who emigrated to Venezuela
- Günter Behnisch (1922–2010), German architect
- Heinz Hermann Koelle (1925–2011), from 1965 to 1991 professor at the Institute for Aerospace at the TU Berlin, employee of Wernher von Braun
- Herbert Gassert (1929–2011), former CEO of the BBC Mannheim
- Hans-Peter Dürr (1929–2014), German physicist, "Alternative Nobel Prize" Right Livelihood Award (1987)
- Berthold Leibinger (1930–2018), Chairman of the Supervisory Board of Trumpf GmbH & Co. KG , pioneer in the development of machine tools with numerical path control
- Karl Schlecht (* 1932), German engineer. Inventor of the first automatic concrete plastering machine. Founder of Putzmeister AG
- Jörg Schlaich (* 1934), German civil engineer
- Wolfgang Kermer (* 1935), German art historian, 1971–1984 rector of the State Academy of Fine Arts in Stuttgart
- Hermann Scholl (* 1935), former CEO and Chairman of the Supervisory Board of Bosch
- Gerhard Ertl (* 1936), German physicist and chemist, Nobel Prize in Chemistry (2007)
- Hermann Gaus (* 1936), Vice President Research and Development DaimlerChrysler, chief developer Maybach 57 and Maybach 62
- Frieder Nake (* 1938), German mathematician
- Dietrich Haarer (* 1938), German physicist
- Jürgen Hubbert (* 1939), former member of the Board of Management of DaimlerChrysler AG
- Ulf Merbold (* 1941), German physicist and spaceman
- Jürgen Weber (* 1941), former Chairman of the Executive Board and Supervisory Board of Lufthansa
- Wieland Backes (* 1946), German TV presenter (SWR Nachtcafé)
- Martin Winterkorn (* 1947), former CEO of Volkswagen AG
- Siegfried Dais (* 1948), former board member of Bosch
- Joachim Schmidt (* 1948), former Senior Vice President Mercedes-Benz Cars Sales and Marketing
- Thomas Weber (* 1954), former member of the Board of Management of Daimler AG
- Volkmar Denner (* 1956), CEO of Bosch
- Martin Jetter (* 1959), former Chairman of the Management Board of IBM Deutschland GmbH, Chairman of IBM Europe
- Wilfried Porth (* 1959), member of the Board of Management of Daimler AG
- Volker Beck (* 1960), German politician (Alliance 90 / The Greens)
- Michael Macht (* 1960), mechanical engineer, former board member of VW AG, former CEO of Porsche AG, honorary doctorate from the University of Stuttgart
- Artur P. Schmidt (* 1961), financial analyst / investor and publicist. Founder of Tradercockpit CH
- Eberhard Veit (* 1962), former CEO of Festo AG
- Joachim Pfeiffer (* 1967), German politician (CDU)
- Dirk Notheis (* 1968), former CEO of Morgan Stanley Germany
Sources and individual references
- ↑ http://www.uni-stuttgart.de/ueberblick/wir_ueber_uns/ehrenverbindungen/index.html
- ↑ Richard von Weizsäcker. Speeches at the ceremony on the occasion of the appointment of Dr. Richard von Weizsäcker as honorary citizen of the University of Stuttgart, December 18, 1995 . In: Heide Ziegler (Ed.): Speeches and essays . tape 52 . Stuttgart University Library, Stuttgart 1996, p. 29 ( uni-stuttgart.de [PDF; accessed on November 22, 2018]).
- ↑ Executive Biographies Martin Jetter. Senior Vice President and Chairman IBM Europe. IBM, accessed July 7, 2020 (American English).
- ↑ Johannes Ritter: Without power in Wolfsburg. In: FAZ.net. August 1, 2014, accessed July 7, 2020 .
- ↑ Hanno S. Ritter: VW board member Michael Macht receives an honorary doctorate. In: car box. November 24, 2010, accessed July 7, 2020 .