RefNo | EC/2002/45 |
Level | Item |
Title | Markl, Hubert Simon: certificate of election to the Royal Society |
Description | Word processed form. |
Citation | Hubert ('Jim') Markl is arguably the most influential figure in European science policy and a key person influencing the relationship between science and society. He has uniquely served as President of the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft and the Max Planck Gesellshaft. In these roles he has been an outstanding and bold advocate for scientific research in Germany and throughout Europe. His astute judgement, cogency and intellectual rigour command the respect of all his peers. Markl has also been a leading spokesperson in Germany on difficult issues at the interface between science and society. He has, for example, been an eloquent advocate of stem cell research, speaking out against the political mainstream. He has also striven to expose fully, and acknowledge, the Max Planck Society's responsibility for atrocities committed by Kaiser Wilhelm Gesellschaft scientists during the Nazi era. His occupancy of the two most senior positions in German science policy, of course, derives from his earlier substantial scientific contributions to the emerging discipline of behavioural ecology, as well as his books on science, society and culture. |
Extent | 3 sheets |
AccessStatus | Closed |
Fellows associated with this archive
Code | PersonName | Dates |
NA8496 | Markl; Hubert Simon (1938 - 2015) | 1938 - 2015 |