Ernst Ulrich von Weizsäcker
Ernst Ulrich von Weizsäcker | |
|---|---|
Zürich, Switzerland | |
| Nationality | German |
| Occupation(s) | Co-President of the Club of Rome, Former Member of the German Bundestag |
Ernst Ulrich von Weizsäcker (born 25 June 1939) is a German scientist and politician (
Family
A member of the prominent
.Youth and education
Born in
Career
In 1972, he was appointed full professor of biology at Essen University. In 1975, he was recruited as president of the then newly founded University of Kassel. In 1981, he joined the United Nations in New York as director at the UN Center for Science and Technology. From 1984 to 1991 he headed the Institute for European Environmental Policy in Bonn. In 1991, Weizsäcker became founding president of the Wuppertal Institute, soon establishing itself as a leading environmental think tank.
In 1998, he was elected a member of the German
A bestselling author in Germany, his English language books include Earth Politics (1994), Factor Four: Doubling Wealth, Halving Resource Use (1995), Factor 5 (2009) and Limits to Privatization (2005).[3]
Other activities
- Commerzbank, Member of the Sustainability Advisory Board (since 2022)[4]
Awards and honours
- 2000 – Honorary doctorate of Sōka University
- 2001 – Takeda Award
- 2008 – German Environmental Prize[5]
- 2009 – Commander's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany
- 2011 – Theodor Heuss Prize
- 2012 – Order of Merit of Baden-Württemberg
- Honorary Councillor of the World Future Council
References
- ^ "Club of Rome Website". Archived from the original on 18 April 2012. Retrieved 22 November 2015.
- ^ "CV at World Future Council". Archived from the original on 23 November 2015. Retrieved 22 November 2015.
- ^ "CV". Retrieved 22 November 2015.
- ^ Sustainability Advisory Board Commerzbank.
- ^ "2008 German Environmental Award Winner". Archived from the original on 23 November 2015. Retrieved 22 November 2015.
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