Theodor Dams
Theodor J. Dams (born May 6, 1922 in Ginderich , Moers district; † October 9, 2013 ) was a German agricultural and economist.
Life
From 1959 to 1965 Dams was head of the department for coordination of agricultural structural policy at the EEC Commission in Brussels. From 1965 until his retirement in 1990 he was full professor for economic policy and director of the Institute for Development Policy at the University of Freiburg i. Br.
From 1966 to 1975 he was a member of the Education Commission of the German Education Council , as well as a long-standing member of the Scientific Advisory Boards of the Federal Ministry of Agriculture and the Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation .
He was president of the International Association of Agricultural Economists .
Honors
- 1982: Honorary doctorate from the University of Giessen
- 1986: Honorary doctorate from Nagoya University
- 1989: Honorary Professor of China People's University
- 1989: Cross of Merit 1st Class of the Federal Republic of Germany
- 1991: Honorary Life Member of the IAAE
literature
- Theodor Dams: “ Seizure of Power ”? Continuities and breaks in institutions of agricultural, settlement and spatial planning policy , in: From the Third Reich to the Federal Republic. Contributions to a conference on the history of spatial research and spatial planning . Working material, 346th ed. Heinrich Mäding , Wendelin Strubelt. Academy for Spatial Research and Regional Planning ARL, Dortmund 2009 ISBN 978-3-88838-346-5 , pp. 161–187.
Web links
- Literature by and about Theodor Dams in the catalog of the German National Library
- Kürschner's German Scholars Calendar Online
- World Biographical Information System Online (WBIS): first entry on Theodor Dams
- World Biographical Information System Online (WBIS): second entry on Theodor Dams
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Dams, Theodor |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Dams, Theodor J. |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German agronomist and economist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | May 6, 1922 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Ginderich , district of Moers |
| DATE OF DEATH | October 9, 2013 |