Wolf-Erich-Kellner-Gedächtnisstiftung

The Wolf-Erich-Kellner-Gedächtnisstiftung (Wolf-Erich-Kellner Memorial Foundation) is a German foundation established in 1965 to commemorate the liberal politician and scientist Wolf Erich Kellner, who died at an early age. It is supported by, and its prize is administered in trust by, the Friedrich Naumann Foundation for Freedom (Friedrich-Naumann-Stiftung für die Freiheit). The foundation's principal activity is the annual award of the Wolf-Erich-Kellner-Prize, a German academic prize given since 1966 for outstanding work on the foundations, history and politics of liberalism. The prize is endowed with 2,000 euros and recognizes scholarly work across a wide range of disciplines — particularly the humanities, social sciences, law and economics — that treats the foundations, history and politics of liberalism in the German, European and non-European context. Studies may address theoretical, historical and contemporary questions, or the form and development of present-day liberalism in politics, economy or culture. In most cases the awarded works have been historical dissertations or habilitation theses. The foundation is governed by a Board of Trustees (Kuratorium) composed of scholars, and its chairman is Prof. Dr. Joachim Scholtyseck, with Prof. Dr. Eckart Conze as deputy chairman. The fiduciary is the director of the Archive of Liberalism (Archiv des Liberalismus), Prof. Dr. Ewald Grothe. The list of prize winners includes notable scholars and scientists, among them the historians Lothar Gall (1968), Dieter Langewiesche (1974), Hartwig Brandt (1986), Eberhard Demm (1988), Günther Heydemann (1992), Christian Jansen (1998), Jörn Leonhard (1999) and the historian Elke Seefried (2009). The foundation is a small, non-commercial scholarly institution rather than a business; it operates in Germany and its activities are tied to the German academic and liberal-political milieu. Its prize has been awarded continuously since 1966, making it a long-standing fixture in German research on liberalism.

The Wolf-Erich-Kellner-Gedächtnisstiftung was established in 1965 to commemorate Wolf Erich Kellner, a liberal politician and scientist who died at an early age. The foundation is supported by the Friedrich Naumann Foundation for Freedom, which also administers its prize in trust. Beginning in 1966, the foundation has awarded the Wolf-Erich-Kellner-Prize annually for outstanding work on the history and intellectual foundations of liberalism. The prize is endowed with 2,000 euros and recognizes scholarly work from a variety of disciplines, especially the humanities, social sciences, law and economics, that treats the foundations, history and politics of liberalism in the German, European and non-European context. In most cases the awarded works have been historical dissertations or habilitation theses. Separately, the Philipps-Universität Marburg awards a medieval studies prize that was likewise endowed in 1965 by Otto Kellner after the death of his son Wolf Erich. The originally awarding Wolf Erich Kellner-Stiftung was dissolved in 2005. Over the decades the prize has gone to many notable scholars. Early recipients include Michael Krejci (1966), Regina Gottschalk and Hans-Otto Rommel (1967), Lothar Gall (1968), Eckart Pankoke (1969), Detlev Acker (1970), Werner Stephan and Stephan Graf Vitzthum (1971), Dieter Düding (1972), Werner Schiefel (1973), Dieter Langewiesche and Horst Gründer (1974), Rainer Koch (1975), Jürgen C. Heß (1976), Karl Graf Ballestrem (1977), Gert Zang and co-authors (1978), Monika Faßbender-Ilge (1979), Thomas Parent (1980), Susanna Gilbert-Sättele (1981), Theo Rütten and Peter Theiner (1982), Rita Aldenhoff (1983), Dieter Hein (1984), Marie-Lise Weber (1985), Hartwig Brandt (1986), Günter Mohrmann (1987), Eberhard Demm (1988), Michael Wettengel (1989), Wolf Volker Weigand (1990), Horst Sassin and Hans-Georg Fleck (1991), Günther Heydemann (1992) and Andreas Biefang (1993), among others. Later recipients include Christian Jansen (1998), Jörn Leonhard (1999) and Elke Seefried (2009). The foundation is governed by a Board of Trustees composed of scholars. Its chairman is Prof. Dr. Joachim Scholtyseck; the deputy chairman is Prof. Dr. Eckart Conze. The fiduciary is the director of the Archive of Liberalism, Prof. Dr. Ewald Grothe. The board includes Dr. Ernst Wolfgang Becker, Dr. Jürgen Frölich, Prof. Dr. Alexander Gallus, Prof. Dr. Dominik Geppert, Priv.-Doz. Dr. Jens Hacke, Prof. Dr. Anne Chr. Nagel, Frank E. Portz, Dr. Susanne Schimanski, Prof. Dr. Elke Seefried and Prof. Dr. Ulrich Sieg.

• 2005

  The originally awarding Wolf Erich Kellner-Stiftung is dissolved.

• 1966

  The first Wolf-Erich-Kellner-Prize is awarded, to Michael Krejci.

• 1965

  The Wolf-Erich-Kellner-Gedächtnisstiftung is established to commemorate Wolf Erich Kellner.

A scholarly memorial foundation dedicated to promoting research on the history and intellectual foundations of liberalism.

• Wolf-Erich-Kellner-Prize

  An annual German academic prize endowed with 2,000 euros, awarded since 1966 for outstanding work on the foundations, history and politics of liberalism.

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