List of personalities from the Bergische Universität Wuppertal

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The following list of personalities contains people who are related to the Bergische Universität in Wuppertal . This means former and current members of the university who studied, did their doctorate or had and have a teaching position here, as well as academic staff.

The list does not claim to be complete.

Lists

Rectors of the Bergische Universität

The following list contains the rectors of the university:

• 1972–1983: Rainer Gruenter (1918–1993)
• 1983–1987: Josef M. Häußling (1923–2012)
• 1987–1991: Siegfried Maser (1938–2016)
• 1991–1999: Erich Hödl (* 1940)
• 1999–2008: Volker Ronge (* 1943)
• 2008– 0000: Lambert T. Koch (* 1965)

Chancellor of the Bergische Universität

• 1972–2001: Klaus Peters (* 1936)
• 2001–2009: Hans-Joachim von Buchka (* 1948)
• 2009– 0000: Roland Kischkel (* 1959)

Honorary citizen of the Bergische Universität

The university grants honorary citizenship to a university.

• 1976 - Gustav Adolf Baum (1914–2004), art collector and patron
• 1976 - Stella Baum (1921–2006), author, art collector and patron
• 1977 - Erich Mittelsten Scheid (1907–1993), Wuppertal entrepreneur
• 1982 - Gottfried Gurland (1918–2002), Lord Mayor of Wuppertal
• 1986 - Ingrid Henkels , former chairwoman of the university's society of friends
• 1995 - Reinhard Grätz (* 1940), former member of the state parliament and current chairman of the WDR Broadcasting Council
• 1996 - Jörg Mittelsten Scheid (* 1936), Wuppertal entrepreneur
• 2000 - Bernhard Boll (* 1946), Solingen newspaper publisher ( Solinger Tageblatt )
• 2000 - Wolfgang Pütz (* 1940), Remscheider newspaper publisher ( Remscheider General-Anzeiger )
• 2008 - Friedhelm Sträter (* 1950), Solingen entrepreneur and President of the IHK Wuppertal-Solingen-Remscheid
• 2010 - Peter Jung (* 1955), Lord Mayor of Wuppertal
• 2012 - Klaus Peters (* 1936), Chancellor of the Bergische University (1972 to 2001)

Honorary doctorate from the Bergische Universität

Honorary doctorates of the faculties since 1978:

Honorary doctorates from the Faculty of Humanities and Cultural Studies

• 1999 - Ulrich Schreiber (1936–2007), music and theater critic and author (linguistics and literary studies)
• 2001 - Loriot , bourgeois Bernhard-Viktor Christoph Carl von Bülow (1923–2011), humorist, draftsman, author, actor and director (German studies)
• 2009 - Dieter Vieweger (* 1958), theologian and archaeologist (theology)
• 2017 - Ernesto Cardenal (1925-2020), poet and former Minister of Culture of Nicaragua (Romance studies)
• 2018 - Hermann Schulz (* 1938), writer and publisher

Honorary doctorates from the Faculty of Human and Social Sciences

• 1978 - Fritz Bärmann (1913-2010), pedagogue (pedagogy)
• 1987 - Albert Krebs (1897–1992), social pedagogue (social sciences)
• 1990 - Ilse Lichtenstein-Rother , (1917–1991) elementary school teacher (pedagogy)
• 2008 - Heinz Hundeloh (sports science)

Honorary doctorates from the Faculty of Economics - Schumpeter School of Business and Economics

• 1999 - Jörg Mittelsten Scheid (* 1936), entrepreneur (economics)
• 2001 - Wolfgang Ballwieser (* 1948), economist (economics)
• 2006 - Josef Beutelmann (* 1949), business economist and chairman of the supervisory board of Barmenia Insurance (economics)
• 2010 - Peter H. Vaupel (* 1949), business economist and chairman of the board of the Stadtsparkasse Wuppertal (economics)

Honorary doctorates from the Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences

• 1985 - Ernst Schraufstätter (chemistry)
• 1987 - Friedrich Hirzebruch (1927–2012), mathematician (mathematics)

Honorary doctorates from the Faculty of Architecture and Civil Engineering

• 1987 - Helmut Maak (* 1930), civil and railway engineer and university lecturer (civil engineering)
• 1999 - Rudolf Schuster (* 1934), Slovak politician, President of Slovakia (civil engineering)
• 2006 - Vallam Sundar (* 1953), (civil engineering)
• 2008 - Harry Hondius , Belgian transport engineer (civil engineering)
• 2011 - Wolfgang R. Bays , economist (civil engineering)

Honorary doctorates from the Faculty of Electrical Engineering, Information Technology and Media Technology

• 1993 - Gerhard Wunsch (* 1924), Professor of Electrical Engineering (Electrical Engineering)
• 1998 - Helmut Schönfelder (electrical engineering)
• 2008 - Alexander Tsyganenko (printing and media technology)
• 2009 - Ranga Yogeshwar (* 1959), editor and presenter at Westdeutscher Rundfunk (electrical engineering)

Honorary doctorates from the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering and Safety Technology

• 1984 - Hans-Hermann Eberstein (security technology)
• 2000 - Klaus Schneider (* 1940) (security technology)
• 2002 - Juraj Sinay (security technology)

Honorary doctorates from the Faculty of Design and Art

• 1987 - Rudolf Augstein (1923–2002), journalist, publisher, publicist and politician

Honorary Senator of the Bergische Universität

The honorary senator has been awarded twice by the Bergische Universität so far (as of May 2018) :

• 1989 - Johannes Rau (1931–2006), Prime Minister of North Rhine-Westphalia, Federal President of Germany
• 1993 - Rainer Gruenter (1918–1993), founding rector of the Bergische Universität

Medal of Honor from the Bergische Universität

The Rectorate awards the Medal of Honor to members, friends and supporters of the university who have made a special contribution to the university. It has been awarded twice so far (as of May 2018) :

• 2016 - Gerd Scholz (* 1935), long-time chairman of the "Central Quality Improvement Commission" and chairman of the administrative board of the university welfare organization
• 2016 - Christoph Spengler (* 1969), head of the university choir and orchestra
• 2019 - Johannes Köbberling (* 1940), longtime chairman of the board of the Friends and Alumni of the Bergische Universität

Rudolf Carnap Senior Professor

The university awards the honorary title of "Rudolf Carnap Senior Professor", named after Rudolf Carnap , to university professors who have shaped the university's profile to a particular degree during their service and are prepared to engage in interdisciplinary research and research afterwards To bring in internationalization projects.

• 2010 - Franz Knipping (* 1944), historian
• 2013 - Horst Weishaupt (* 1947), education researcher
• 2016 - Heinz Sünker (* 1948), social worker
• 2018 - Michael Tausch (* 1949), chemistry didactic
• 2019 - Doris Bühler-Niederberger (* 1950), sociologist

Professors

(Selection)

The university employs 237 professors (as of 2010) . Well-known people who have taught or are still teaching in Wuppertal are:

• Albrecht Ade (* 1932), founding director of the Baden-Württemberg Film Academy
• Karl Albert (1921–2008), philosopher
• Gerd Aretz (1930–2009), graphic artist
• Gerhard Arminger , economist
• Christoph Asendorf (* 1955), art historian
• Michael Badura (* 1938), painter
• Manfred Baum (* 1939), professor of philosophy
• Winfried Bausback (* 1965), politician
• Lutz Becker (* 1957), economist
• Thorsten Benter (* 1962), physical chemist and professor for physical chemistry
• Hans Bode (1947–2008), materials scientist
• Hans Jochen Boecker (1928–2020), Protestant theologian
• Michael Böhnke (* 1955), Roman Catholic theologian
• Klaus Bongartz (* 1949), mathematician
• Walter Borho (* 1945), mathematician
• Wolfram Boucsein (1944–2012), Physiological Psychology
• Ulrich Braukmann (* 1959), economist
• Gerda Breuer (* 1948), professor of art and design history
• Bazon Brock (* 1936), professor of aesthetics
• Manfred Brusten (* 1939), criminal sociologist
• Doris Bühler-Niederberger (* 1950), sociologist
• Claus Bury (* 1946), sculptor
• Eugen Busmann (1929–2015), sculptor
• Johannes Busmann (* 1961), professor for media design and its didactics
• Rita Casale (* 1968), philosopher and educator
• Alf Christophersen (* 1968), Protestant theologian
• Gerhard Deimling (1934–2017), legal and criminal sociologist
• Hermann Deuser (* 1946), Protestant theologian
• Claus Jürgen Diederichs (* 1941), civil engineer
• Peter Dienel (1923–2006), theologian and sociologist
• Siegfried Dietrich (* 1954), physicist
• Matthias Ehrhardt (* 1968), mathematician
• Armin Eich (* 1965), ancient historian
• Wolf Erlbruch (* 1948), illustrator and children's book author
• Hans-Joachim Erwe (1956–2014), music teacher and musicologist
• Michael J. Fallgatter (* 1965), economist
• Gerd Faltings (* 1954), mathematician and recipient of the Fields Medal
• Reiner Feldmann (1933–2014), biologist
• Wolf F. Fischer-Winkelmann (1941–2009), economist
• Willy Fleckhaus (1925–1983), designer and journalist
• Horst Franke (* 1949), lawyer
• Eckhard Freise (* 1944), professor of medieval history (also known for his appearance on the quiz show "Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?")
• Stefan Freund (* 1969), classical philologist
• Harald Fritzsch (* 1943), theoretical physicist
• Klaus Fritzsche (* 1946), mathematician
• Andreas Frommer (* 1960), mathematician
• Friedrich Glasl (* 1941), economist
• Helmut Goerlich (* 1943), lawyer
• Oliver Grabes (* 1967), Industrial Design
• Heinz Graßhoff (1915–2002), civil engineer for geotechnics
• Susanne Gross (* 1960), architect and urban planner
• Ewald Grothe (* 1961), historian
• Michael Günther (* 1967), mathematician
• Roland Hagenbüchle (1932–2008), Americanist and cultural philosopher
• Gerhard Hanswille (* 1951), engineering scientist
• Günter Harder (* 1938), mathematician
• Gerald Hartung (* 1963), philosopher
• Manfred Hassebrauck (* 1953), social psychologist
• Dieter Heermann (* 1955), physicist
• Ulrich Heinen , design technology and art history
• Klaus Held (* 1936), philosopher
• Peter Hennicke (* 1942), economist
• Friedrich Hofmann (1949–2018), occupational physician, professor of occupational physiology, occupational medicine and infection protection
• Frowald Gil Hüttenmeister (* 1938), Judaist
• Eberhard Illner (* 1954), historian
• Franz Josef In der Smitten (1929–2010), television technician and professor of communications engineering
• Jürgen Jacobs (1936–2011), Germanist
• Wolfgang Janke (1928–2019), professor of philosophy
• Jochen Johrendt (* 1973), historian
• Karl-Heinz Kampert , physicist
• Tõnis Käo (1940–2016), industrial designer
• Andrzej J. Kamiński (1921–1985), historian
• Atanas Kareev (* 1945), pianist
• Arne Karsten (* 1969), historian and art historian
• Günther Kieser (* 1930), graphic designer
• Rupert Klein (* 1959), engineer, professor for numerical fluid mechanics, winner of the Leibniz Prize
• Gisela Kleinlein (* 1955), artist
• Lambert T. Koch (* 1965), economist
• Ursula Kocher (* 1968), literary scholar
• Thomas Koebner (* 1941), publicist, Germanist and media scientist
• Jan Koemmet (* 1961), designer
• Lew Zinowjewitsch Kopelew (1912–1997), Germanist and writer
• Norbert Koubek (* 1942), economist
• Nenad Kralj (* 1957), specialist in occupational medicine
• Matthias Kreck (* 1947), mathematician
• Siegfried Kreuzer (* 1949), Protestant theologian
• Joachim Küpper (* 1952), Romanist
• Heinrich Küppers , historian
• Karl-Hans Laermann (* 1929), structural engineer and Federal Minister for Education and Science
• Tobias Langner , economist
• Günter Lehder , Professor of Safety Technology / Occupational Safety
• Waltraud Lehn (* 1947), politician
• Stefanie Lieb (* 1966), art and architecture historian
• Uwe Loesch (* 1943), professor of visual communication and one of the most internationally known German graphic designers
• Hermann J. Mahlberg (* 1938), university professor for art education
• Harald Mante (* 1936), photo designer
• Udo Margedant (* 1942), political scientist
• Matías Martínez (* 1960), Germanist
• Joachim Michael Marzinkowski (* 1949), chemist, professor of textile and environmental chemistry
• Siegfried Maser (1938–2016), philosopher, mathematician and physicist
• Wolfgang Mathis (* 1950), electrical engineer, professor of theoretical electrical engineering
• Winfried Matthes (1941–2010), economist
• Christel Meier-Staubach (* 1942), classical philologist
• Ernst Mohr (1910–1989), engineer and rocket builder
• Dietrich Alexander Möller (1944–2019), architect
• Mihai Nadin (* 1938), Computational Design
• Sighard Neckel (* 1956), sociologist
• Michael Nelles (* 1966), economist
• Michael Okroy (* 1959), social scientist
• Anna Oppermann (1940–1993), visual artist
• Wolfgang Orth (1944–2017), ancient historian
• Karl-Heinz Petzinka (* 1956), architect
• Katja Pfeiffer (* 1973), artist
• Gert Pinkernell (1937–2017), Romance studies and literary scholar
• Ute Planert (* 1964), historian
• Uta Poplutz (* 1971), theologian
• Michael Rapoport (* 1948), mathematician
• Monika Rathert (* 1972), linguist
• Edward Reichel (* 1940), Romanist
• Sibylle Reinhardt (* 1941), political didactic
• Volker Remmert (* 1966), mathematician
• Charlotte Röhner (* 1948), educator
• Heinz Rölleke (* 1936), Germanist and narrative researcher
• Volker Ronge , sociologist and political scientist
• Dorothea Sattler (* 1961), Roman Catholic theologian, professor of systematic theology and religious education
• Michael Scheffel (* 1958), literary scholar, professor of modern German literary history and general literary studies
• Ullrich Scherf , macromolecular chemist
• Peter Scherfer (1945–2008), Romance studies and linguist
• Ronald Schettkat , economist
• Peter Schieberle (* 1951), food chemist
• Gregor Schiemann (* 1954), author and philosopher
• Diemut Schilling (* 1965), sculptor
• Burghart Schmidt (* 1942), philosopher
• Eberhard Schmidt (* 1960), engineer and professor for safety engineering and environmental protection
• Uwe Schneidewind (* 1966), economist
• Alexander Schnell (* 1971), philosopher
• Erhard Scholz (* 1947), mathematician
• Matthias Schönherr (* 1957), industrial designer
• Ulrike Schrader (* 1960), literary scholar and historian
• Christoph Schubert (* 1970), classical philologist
• Thomas Söding (* 1956), Catholic theologian
• Rainer Stamm (* 1967), art historian and literary scholar
• Elisabeth Stein (* 1961), classical philologist, medievalist and Latinist
• Jürg Steiner (* 1950), architect, exhibition, product and lighting designer, professor for trade fair and exhibition design
• Jürgen Störr (* 1954), artist and filmmaker
• Brunhilde Sonntag (1936–2002), professor for applied music theory
• Tilman Struve (1938-2014), historian
• Ulrich Stuhler , mathematician
• Heinz Sünker (* 1948), social worker
• Michael Tausch (* 1949), chemist
• László Tengelyi (1954–2014), philosopher
• Walter Thiel (1949–2019), theoretical chemist
• Norbert Thomas (* 1947), artist
• Tatjana Tönsmeyer (* 1968), historian
• Martin Topel (* 1962), designer
• Gert Trauernicht (* 1965), designer
• Peter Trawny (* 1964), philosopher
• Heinz-Reiner Treichel (* 1953), business economist
• Klaus Türk , sociologist
• Peter Ulrich (* 1948), economist
• Dieter Vieweger (* 1958), theologian and archaeologist
• Petra Winzer (* 1955), engineer and ergonomist
• Heinz Velten (1935–2015), painter and graphic artist
• Ludgera Vogt (* 1962), sociologist
• Bernd-Jürgen Vorath , professor for safety engineering / construction
• Günther Wachtler (* 1944), sociologist
• Renate Wald (1922–2004), Professor of Sociology from 1974 to 1987
• Gerrit Walther (* 1959), Professor of Early Modern History
• Bernhard Walz (1939–2009), civil engineer
• Dietrich Weber (1935–2008), literary scholar
• Hans Weber (1925-2017), English studies
• Karl-Wilhelm Weeber (* 1950), classical scholar and classical philologist
• Gesine Weinmiller (* 1963), architect
• Paul JJ Welfens (* 1957), economist
• Frank R. Werner (* 1944), architectural historian
• Heinz-Erich Wichmann (* 1946), epidemiologist
• Rainer K. Wick (* 1944), art historian, professor for art and cultural education i. R.
• Günter Wohlfart (* 1943), philosopher i. R.
• Brigitte Wolf (* 1951), design theory, industrial design
• Gerda Zellentin , political scientist
• Carsten Zündorf (* 1968), church musician

Well-known graduates and research associates

(Selection)

• Levent Aktoprak (* 1959), writer, radio and television journalist
• Volker Anding (* 1950), director and multimedia artist
• Detlev Arens (* 1948), author and journalist
• Klaus Arntz (* 1963), psychologist and theologian
• Holger Bär (* 1962), painter
• Karl-Adolf Bauer (* 1937), Protestant theologian
• Jost Baum (* 1954), editor and author
• Erich Behrendt (* 1957), social and communication scientist
• Peter Beicken (* 1943), Germanist and poet
• Hans Benninghaus (1935–2007), sociologist
• Diethelm Blecking (* 1948), sports scientist, historian, author and journalist
• Lothar Bluhm (* 1958), German and cultural scientist
• Gerd Blum (* 1965), art historian
• Victor Bonato (1934–2019), artist
• Michael van den Bogaard (* 1974), photographer
• Gunhild Böth (* 1952), politician
• Lennart Brede (* 1975), ex-rapper, director and photographer
• Werner Bruns (* 1954), social scientist and author
• Gerd-Bodo von Carlsburg (* 1942), educational scientist
• Harald Clahsen (* 1955), psycholinguist
• Hans-Dieter Clauser (* 1950), politician
• Uwe Claussen (1945–2008), human geneticist
• Petra Crone (* 1950), politician
• Frank Diersch (* 1965), draftsman and painter
• Helmut Dosch (* 1955), physicist
• Ute Dreckmann (* 1950), politician
• Martin Endreß (* 1960), sociologist
• Johannes Engels (* 1959), ancient historian
• Manfred Fischedick (* 1964), energy and climate researcher
• Veronika Fischer (* 1951), economist and educational scientist
• Joachim Giesel (* 1940), photographer
• Friedrich Wilhelm Graf (* 1948), Protestant theologian
• Annette Groth (* 1954), politician
• Christa Hackenesch (1953–2008), philosopher
• Christel Hornstein (* 1954), journalist and social scientist, since 2000 the university’s equal opportunities officer
• Christof Hamann (* 1966), writer
• Jürgen Handke (* 1954), English studies
• Wolfgang E. Heinrichs (* 1956), historian and theologian
• Theodor Hettinger (1922–1994), doctor
• Irene Hinrichsen (1947–2012), diplomat
• Gabriele Henkel (1931–2017), art collector, art patron, author and artist
• Klaus Hesse (* 1954), graphic artist
• Sabrina Heuer-Diakow (* 1979), speaker and moderator
• Guido Wärme (* 1967), historian and political scientist
• Andrea Hold-Ferneck (* 1963), photo artist
• Achim Hölter (* 1960), university professor for comparative literature
• Klaus Honnef (* 1939), art historian, curator and art critic
• Heinz Günter Holtappels (* 1954), scientist for school and school development research
• Bernd Irlenborn (* 1963), philosopher
• Wieland Jäger (* 1944), sociologist
• Traugott Jähnichen (* 1959), theologian, professor of systematic theology
• Monika Jungbauer-Gans (* 1963), sociologist
• Bernhard Kasperek (* 1952), politician
• Gudrun Kemsa (* 1961), photographer
• Ina Kersten (* 1946), mathematician
• Marcel Klett (* 1970), dramaturge
• Reiner Klewen (1956-2010), zoologist
• Reinhard Kreissl (* 1952), sociologist
• Johann Kreuzer (* 1954), philosopher
• Volker Kutscher (* 1962), journalist and writer
• Oliver Ligneth-Dahm (* 1974), writer
• Andrea Liesner (* 1967), university professor for educational science
• Rolf Löckmann (* 1942), photographer and monument protector
• Wolf-Rainer Lowack (* 1956), BASF Human Resources Manager, Managing Director of the Rhein-Neckar Metropolitan Region GmbH
• Ram Adhar Mall (* 1937), philosopher
• Jürgen Mansel (1955–2012), sociologist and educational scientist
• Kai-Uwe Marten (* 1962), economist
• Friedhelm Marx (* 1963), Germanist
• Helmut Merklein (1940–1999), Catholic theologian and exegete
• Stephan Merten (* 1956), linguist and language didactician
• Eckhard Meyer-Zwiffelhoffer (* 1955), ancient historian
• Robert Moody (* 1941), mathematician
• Bernd H. Mühlbauer , economist
• Lukas Nattmann (* 1992), swimmer, chemist
• Dietmar Neutatz (* 1964), historian
• Günther Nonnenmacher (* 1948), political scientist and co-editor of the Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung (FAZ)
• Stefan Nowak (* 1967), graphic designer and exhibition designer
• Christian Oelemann (* 1958), writer
• Peter Lothar Oesterreich (* 1954), rhetorician, professor of philosophy
• Werner Paulussen (* 1960), industrial designer
• Daniel F. Pinnow (* 1962), manager and personnel developer
• Sebastian Plate (* 1979), football player
• Georg A. Poensgen (* 1964), architect
• Achim Preiß (* 1956), art historian, curator, painter
• Iris Preuss-Buchholz (* 1957), politician
• Reinhard Pfriem (* 1949), economist
• Edda Pulst (* 1960), business IT specialist
• Jürgen Rauen (* 1947), entrepreneur
• Cyrus Rahbar (* 1971), actor
• Hans Ulrich Reck (* 1953), art historian
• Hans-Peter Riel (1943–2008), journalist
• Bernd Rüschoff , English and linguist
• Matthias Ruschke (* 1982), actor and former child model
• Farid Sadek (* 1983), basketball player
• Patrick Salmen (* 1985), author, slam poet and cabaret artist
• Peter Schallenberg (* 1963), Roman Catholic theologian
• Hermann-Josef Scheidgen (* 1957), theologian and historian
• Stephan Schmidt-Wulffen (* 1951), art theorist, rector of the Academy of Fine Arts Vienna
• Kurt W. Schönherr (1931–2013), economist and educator
• Christian Schumacher (* 1964), director and screenwriter
• Meinolf Schumacher (* 1954), literary scholar, Germanist and Medievalist
• Heinz Schütte (1923–2007), theologian, professor of systematic theology
• Peter Schwenkmezger (1946–2018), psychologist
• Jeannot Simmen (* 1946), author and curator
• Christoph Spengler (* 1969), church musician
• Heike Sperling (* 1965), designer
• Olivia Spiker (born Luczak) (* 1981), safety engineer, multiple German and Polish boxing champion
• René Spitz (* 1968), design critic and brand consultant
• Martina Stangel-Meseke (* 1963), psychologist and university lecturer
• Peter Friedrich Stephan (* 1959), designer
• Petra Stein (* 1964), social scientist and university professor
• Peter Steinacker (1943–2015), Protestant theologian
• Eric W. Steinhauer (* 1971), librarian and legal scholar
• Jan Südmersen (* 1969), firefighter and non-fiction author
• Peter Süß (* 1964), screenwriter
• Tang Dan (* 1975), Chinese film director
• Tōru Tani (* 1954), philosopher
• Ulrich Thielemann (* 1961), business ethicist
• Werner Thole (* 1955), educational scientist
• Michael Treier , psychologist and university lecturer
• Antonio Vera (* 1972), Professor of Business Administration at the German Police University
• Josef Wieland (* 1951), business ethicist
• Tobias Wimbauer (* 1976), publicist and antiquarian
• Ralf Wienand (* 1963), canoeist
• Eusebius Wirdeier (* 1950), photographer, graphic artist, sculptor and editor
• Rotraut Wisskirchen (1936–2018), Christian archaeologist
• Frank H. Witt (* 1962), economist, Founder Dean Adama University School of Business Administration, Management & Trade Adama University, Ethiopia
• Christian Wolff (* 1949), Protestant pastor and author
• Gisbert Wüstholz (* 1948), mathematician
• Thomas Zika (* 1963), photographer
• Hans-Joachim Zillmer (* 1950), entrepreneur and author
• Uwe Zink (* 1952), Head of Department
• Annett Zinsmeister (* 1967), artist, architect, university lecturer and author
• Bernd Zipper (* 1967), non-fiction author and consultant in the print and media sector

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Rectors and Chancellors. In: uni-wuppertal.de. www.uni-wuppertal.de, accessed on May 15, 2018 . 
2. ↑ On the 90th birthday of the founding rector Rainer Gruenter, press release of the Bergische Universität from June 10, 2008
3. ↑ Former rector Prof. Häußling 80 Press release from the Bergische Universität from November 6, 2003
4. ↑ ^{a b} Klaus Peters: The honorary citizen was a stroke of luck as Chancellor Westdeutsche Zeitung (online) from February 1, 2012
5. ↑ New Chancellor Dr. Roland Kischkel has taken office. Press release of the university of October 1, 2009
6. ↑ Honorary Citizen. In: uni-wuppertal.de. www.uni-wuppertal.de, accessed on May 15, 2018 . 
7. ↑ Honorary doctorates. In: uni-wuppertal.de. www.uni-wuppertal.de, accessed on May 15, 2018 . 
8. ↑ Bergische Uni: Ernesto Cardenal receives an honorary doctorate. In: wuppertaler-rundschau.de. Wuppertaler Rundschau, accessed on February 28, 2017 . 
9. ↑ Hermann Schulz: Awarded an honorary doctorate. In: wuppertaler-rundschau.de. Wuppertaler Rundschau, accessed on April 30, 2018 . 
10. ↑ Honorary doctorate for Wolfgang R. Bays press release from the University of Wuppertal from October 24th, 2011
11. ↑ Honorary Senators. In: uni-wuppertal.de. www.uni-wuppertal.de, accessed on May 15, 2018 . 
12. ↑ pdf
13. ↑ Medal of Honor. In: uni-wuppertal.de. www.uni-wuppertal.de, accessed on May 15, 2018 . 
14. ↑ Medal of Honor from the Bergische Universität Wuppertal for Gerd Scholz - Press Office - BERGISCHE UNIVERSITÄT WUPPERTAL. In: uni-wuppertal.de. www.presse.uni-wuppertal.de, accessed on April 15, 2016 . 
15. ^ Medal of Honor for Christoph Spengler. In: wz.de. Westdeutsche Zeitung, April 14, 2016, accessed on April 15, 2016 . 
16. ^ Wuppertaler Rundschau: Bergische Uni: Medal of Honor for Prof. Johannes Köbberling. In: wuppertaler-rundschau.de. Wuppertaler Rundschau, accessed on January 31, 2019 . 
17. ^ Rudolf Carnap Senior Professor. In: uni-wuppertal.de. www.uni-wuppertal.de, accessed on May 15, 2018 . 
18. ^ Wuppertal sociologist Bühler-Niederberger becomes "Rudolf Carnap Senior Professor". In: uni-wuppertal.de. www.presse.uni-wuppertal.de, accessed on March 4, 2019 . 

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