List of German dissertations with plagiarism

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The list of German dissertations with plagiarism contains doctoral theses by well-known persons at German universities in which plagiarism was subsequently discovered to a considerable extent . It includes both cases in which the academic degree was withdrawn or waived because of plagiarism , as well as cases in which no withdrawal was made despite plagiarism.

List (examples)

author dissertation Year of graduation university Sanction Year of sanction
Jorgo Chatzimarkakis (* 1966), politician Informational globalism : cooperation model of global regulatory policy using the example of electronic commerce. 2000 University of Bonn Withdrawal of doctoral degrees 2011
Wolfgang Dippel (* 1954), politician Local politics in a municipality: An investigation using the example of Breuna . 1994 University of Kassel Withdrawal of doctoral degree in 2018, the Kassel Administrative Court ruled that the title was wrongly withdrawn from him. 2015
Bijan Djir-Sarai (* 1976), politician Ecological modernization of the PVC industry in Germany. 2008 University of Cologne Withdrawal of doctoral degrees 2012
Franziska Giffey (* 1978), politician Europe's Path to Citizens - The European Commission's Policy on Civil Society Participation. 2010 Free University of Berlin no withdrawal, overall picture of the deficiencies found does not justify withdrawal of the doctoral degree, complaint from the university 2019
Klaus Goehrmann (* 1938), manager Contribution to the technological and economic comparison of pulsed and continuous laser beam welding . 2010 Clausthal University of Technology Withdrawal of doctoral degrees 2014
Jürgen Goldschmidt (* 1961), politician Management of the urban redevelopment taking into account the urban development law framework. 2009 Technical University Berlin Request for revision, voluntary waiver of doctoral degree 2015 2013


Florian Graf (* 1973), politician The development process of an opposition party after the abrupt end of many years of government responsibility using the example of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) in the capital Berlin during the 15th electoral period (2001-2006) . 2010 University of Potsdam Withdrawal of doctoral degrees 2012
Karl-Theodor zu Guttenberg (* 1971), politician Constitution and Constitutional Treaty: Constitutional Stages of Development in the US and the EU. 2007 University of Bayreuth Revocation of doctoral degree, termination of criminal proceedings 2011
Andreas Kasper (* 1975), lawyer and local politician Social sponsorship: A legal assessment with special consideration of the sponsorship of church works and institutions. 2004 Georg-August-University Goettingen Revocation of doctoral degree, penalty order 2010
Sarah Sophie Koch (* 1984), television actress Mother's ability to mentalize and child-like attachment. 2011 Heinrich-Heine-University Dusseldorf Withdrawal of doctoral degrees 2015
Silvana Koch-Mehrin (* 1970), politician Historic monetary union between business and politics: The Latin Monetary Union 1865–1927. 2000 Heidelberg University Withdrawal of doctoral degrees 2011
Jakob Kreidl (* 1952), politician The Kosovo conflict : prehistory, course and prospects. To stabilize a crisis region. 2005 University of the Federal Armed Forces Munich Withdrawal of doctoral degrees 2013
Ursula von der Leyen (* 1958), politician C-reactive protein as a diagnostic parameter for the detection of an amniotic infection syndrome in the event of premature rupture of the bladder and therapeutic relaxation bath in preparation for birth . 1991 Hannover Medical School no withdrawal, plagiarism in the opinion of the university without intent to deceive 2016
Margarita Mathiopoulos (* 1956), entrepreneur and publicist History and Progress in American Thought: A European-American Comparison. 1986 University of Bonn Withdrawal of doctoral degrees 2012
Friedrich Wilhelm Prince of Prussia (1939–2015), historian The establishment of the Empire in 1870/71 as reflected in neutral press reviews. 1971 Friedrich-Alexander University Erlangen-Nuremberg Withdrawal of doctoral degree, obtained doctorate with other work in 1981 1973
Matthias Pröfrock (* 1977), lawyer and professional politician Energy security in the law of the European Union / European Communities. 2007 Eberhard Karls University of Tübingen Withdrawal of doctoral degrees 2011
Annette Schavan (* 1955), politician Person and conscience: Studies on the prerequisites, necessities and requirements of today's conscience formation. 1980 Heinrich-Heine-University Dusseldorf Withdrawal of doctoral degrees 2013
Anette Seelinger (* 1958), artist and educator Aesthetic constellations: On the conception of critical-aesthetic education in the media-technological society. 2000 Darmstadt University of Technology Withdrawal of doctoral degrees 2011
Daniel Volk (* 1970), politician The limitation of armed conflicts by modern international law . 2004 Julius Maximilians University of Würzburg no withdrawal, plagiarism in the opinion of the commission less serious 2013
Frank Steffel (* 1966), politician Significance and development of entrepreneurs in the new federal states after German unification 1990 Economy . 1999 FU Berlin Withdrawal, plagiarism according to the FU 2019

See also

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ FDP board member Chatzimarkakis loses doctorate
  2. ↑ lgr: Plagiarism allegation: State Secretary Wolfgang Dippel loses doctorate. In: Spiegel Online . February 17, 2015, accessed April 19, 2020 .
  3. ↑ Joachim F. Tornau: “State Secretary May Remain Doctor” , Frankfurter Rundschau of May 29, 2018, accessed on August 2, 2019
  4. ↑ Bijan Djir-Sarai: Another FDP politician loses doctorate
  5. ↑ Family Minister Giffey May Keep Doctorate , welt.de, October 30, 2019
  6. ↑ Procedure ended: doctoral degree is withdrawn
  7. ↑ TU Berlin withdraws Dr. Goldschmidt did not receive a doctorate
  8. ↑ Plagiarism allegations: Jürgen Goldschmidt returns doctorate
  9. ↑ Berlin CDU parliamentary group leader loses doctorate
  10. ^ Proceedings against Guttenberg discontinued
  11. ↑ Kasper accepts a penalty order for 9,000 euros
  12. ↑ University of Düsseldorf revokes TV pedagogue Koch's doctorate
  13. ↑ Silvana Koch-Mehrin deceived with 125 plagiarism on 80 pages
  14. ↑ District council president Kreidl loses doctorate
  15. ↑ Plagiarism affair: Von der Leyen is allowed to keep his doctorate
  16. ↑ Margarita Mathiopoulos loses her doctorate
  17. ^ Wal / dpa: Margarita Mathiopoulos loses before ECHR - and her doctorate. In: Spiegel Online . December 11, 2018, accessed April 19, 2020 .
  18. ↑ AFFAIRS: Treated silently . In: Der Spiegel . No. 31 1973 ( online - 30 July 1973 ).
  19. ↑ Pröfrock has lost his doctorate
  20. ↑ University of Düsseldorf recognizes Schavan the doctoral degree
  21. ↑ Darmstadt Administrative Court, April 14, 2011, Az. 3 K 899 / 10.DA
  22. ↑ People may keep their doctorate
  23. ↑ [1]