Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz Prize
The Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz Prize is a program of the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft which awards prizes “to exceptional scientists and academics for their outstanding achievements in the field of research.”
It was established in 1985 and up to ten prizes are awarded annually to individuals or research groups working at a research institution in Germany or at a German research institution abroad.
The prize is named after the German polymath and philosopher Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz and officially called Förderpreis für deutsche Wissenschaftler im Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz-Programm der Deutschen Forschungsgemeinschaft. It is one of the highest endowed research prizes in Germany with a maximum of €2.5 million per award.
The Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft aims to improve the working conditions of outstanding scientists and academics, expand their research opportunities, relieve them of administrative tasks, and help them employ particularly qualified young researchers.
Some prize winners include
Stefan Hell, Gerd Faltings, Peter Gruss, Svante Pääbo, Theodor W. Hänsch, Erwin Neher, Bert Sakmann, Jürgen Habermas, Hartmut Michel, and Christiane Nüsslein-Volhard.
Prizewinners
Source: Homepage of Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft2020
2020:- Thorsten Bach, Chemistry, Technical University of Munich
- Baptiste Jean Germain Gault, Materials Science, Max Planck Institute for Iron Research
- Johannes Grave, Art History, Friedrich-Schiller University of Jena
- Thomas Kaufmann, Evangelical Theology, Georg August University of Göttingen
- Andrea Musacchio, Cell Biology, Max Planck Institute for Molecular Physiology
- Thomas Neumann, Computer Science, Technical University of Munich
- Marco Prinz, Neuropathology, Albert Ludwig University of Freiburg
- Markus Reichstein, Biogeochemistry, Max Planck Institute for Biogeochemistry
- Dagmar Schäfer, History of Science, Max Planck Institute for the History of Science
- Juliane Vogel, Literature, University of Konstanz
2019–2010
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2019:
- Sami Haddadin, Robotics, Technical University of Munich
- Rupert Huber, Experimental physics, University of Regensburg
- Andreas Reckwitz, Sociology, Viadrina European University, Frankfurt
- Hans-Reimer Rodewald, Immunology, German Cancer Research Center, Heidelberg
- Melina Schuh, cell biology, Max Planck Institute for Biophysical Chemistry, Göttingen
- Brenda Schulman, Biochemistry, Max Planck Institute of Biochemistry, Martinsried
- Ayelet Shachar, Law and Political science, Max Planck Institute for the Study of Religious and Ethnic Diversity, Göttingen
- Michèle Tertilt, Economics, University of Mannheim
- Wolfgang Wernsdorfer, experimental Solid-state physics, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology
- Matthias Wessling, Chemical reaction engineering, RWTH Aachen University and Leibniz-Institut für Interaktive Materialien, Aachen
- Jens Beckert, Sociology, Max Planck Institute for the Study of Societies, Cologne
- Alessandra Buonanno, Gravitational Physics, Max Planck Institute for Gravitational Physics, Potsdam
- Nicola Fuchs-Schündeln, Wirtschaftswissenschaften, Johann Wolfgang Goethe-Universität Frankfurt/Main
- Veit Hornung, Immunologie, Genzentrum, Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich and Eicke Latz, Immunologie, Universitätsklinikum Bonn, Rheinische Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universität Bonn
- Heike Paul, Amerikanistik, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg
- Erika L. Pearce, Immunologie, Max-Planck-Institut für Immunbiologie und Epigenetik, Freiburg/Breisgau
- , Experimentelle Festkörperphysik, Georg-August-Universität Göttingen
- Oliver G. Schmidt, Materialwissenschaften, Leibniz-Institut für Festkörper- und Werkstoffforschung Dresden und Fakultät für Elektrotechnik und Informationstechnik, Technische Universität Chemnitz
- Bernhard Schölkopf, Maschinelles Lernen, Max-Planck-Institut für Intelligente Systeme, Tübingen
- László Székelyhidi, Angewandte Mathematik, Universität Leipzig
- Lutz Ackermann, Organic Molecular Chemistry, University of Göttingen
- Beatrice Gründler, Arabistics, Free University Berlin
- Ralph Hertwig, Cognition Psychology, Max-Planck-Institute for Education research
- Karl-Peter Hopfner, Structure Biology, Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich
- Frank Jülicher, Theoretical Biophysics, Max-Planck-Institute for Physics of complex systems
- Lutz Mädler, Mechanical Process engineering, University of Bremen
- Britta Nestler, Material science, Karlsruhe Institute for Technology
- Joachim P. Spatz, Biophysics, Max-Planck-Institute for Intelligent Systems and Ruprecht-Karls-University Heidelberg
- Anne Storch, Africanistics, University of Köln
- Jörg Vogel, Medical Microbiology, University of Würzburg
- Frank Bradke, Neuroregeneration, German Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases, Bonn
- Emmanuelle Charpentier, Infection Biology, Max Planck Institute for Infection Biology, Berlin
- Daniel Cremers, Computer Vision, Chair of Informatics IX: Image Understanding and Knowledge-Based Systems, Technical University of Munich
- Daniel James Frost, Mineralogy/Experimental Petrology, University of Bayreuth
- Dag Nikolaus Hasse, Philosophy, Institute of Philosophy, University of Würzburg
- , Organic Molecular Chemistry, Department of Homogeneous Catalysis, Max Planck Institute for Coal Research, Mülheim an der Ruhr
- Christoph Möllers, Law, Chair of Public Law and Legal Philosophy, Humboldt University of Berlin
- Marina Rodnina, Biochemistry, Max Planck Institute for Biophysical Chemistry, Göttingen
- Bénédicte Savoy, History of Modern Art, Center for Metropolitan Studies, Technical University of Berlin
- Peter Scholze, Arithmetic Algebraic Geometry, Mathematical Institute, University of Bonn
- Henry N Chapman, Biological Physics/X-Ray Physics, Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron, Hamburg, and University of Hamburg
- Hendrik Dietz, Biochemistry/Biophysics, Technical University of Munich
- Stefan Grimme, Theoretical Chemistry, University of Bonn
- Christian Hertweck, Biological Chemistry, Leibniz Institute for Natural Product Research and Infection Biology – Hans Knöll Institute, Jena, and University of Jena
- Friedrich Lenger, Modern and Contemporary History, University of Giessen
- Hartmut Leppin, Ancient History, Goethe University Frankfurt am Main
- Steffen Martus, Modern German Literature, Humboldt University of Berlin
- , Auditory Sensing/Otolaryngology, University of Göttingen
- Artemis Alexiadou, Linguistics, University of Stuttgart
- Armin von Bogdandy, Foreign public law and international law, Max Planck Institute for Comparative Public Law and International Law, Heidelberg
- Andreas Dreizler, Combustion research, Technische Universität Darmstadt
- Christof Schulz, Combustion and gas dynamics, Universität Duisburg-Essen
- Nicole Dubilier, Marine ecology, Max Planck Institute for Marine Microbiology, Bremen, and Universität Bremen
- Leif Kobbelt, Informatics and computer graphics, RWTH Aachen
- Laurens Molenkamp, Experimental solid-state physics, Universität Würzburg
- Brigitte Röder, Biological psychology/neuro-psychology, Universität Hamburg
- Irmgard Sinning, Structural biology, Universität Heidelberg
- Rainer Waser, Nanoelectronics/Materials science, RWTH Aachen and Peter Grünberg Institute, Research Center Jülich
- Lars Zender, Hepatology/oncology, Universitätsklinikum Tübingen
- Thomas Bauer, Islamic studies, Universität Münster
- Ivan Đikić, Biochemistry/cell biology, Universität Frankfurt am Main
- Frank Glorius, Molecular chemistry, Universität Münster
- Onur Güntürkün, Biological psychology, Universität Bochum
- Peter Hegemann, Biophysics, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin
- Marion Merklein, Metal forming technology/manufacturing engineering, Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg
- Roderich Moessner, Max Planck Institute for the Physics of Complex Systems, Dresden, together with Achim Rosch, Theoretical solid-state physics, Universität zu Köln
- Erika von Mutius, Paediatrics, Allergology, Epidemiology, Klinikum der Universität München
- Vasilis Ntziachristos, Bio-imaging with optical techniques, Technische Universität München
- Lutz Raphael, Modern and recent history, Universität Trier
- Michael Brecht – Neurophysiology/cellular neuroscience
- Rainer Forst – political philosophy/theory
- Gunther Hartmann – Clinical pharmacology/natural immunity
- Matthias Mann – Biochemistry
- Friederike Pannewick – Islamic studies/literature, theater, history of ideas
- Nikolaus Rajewsky – System biology
- Ulf Riebesell – Oceanography
- Peter Sanders – Theoretical computer science and algorithms
- Barbara Wohlmuth – Numerical analysis
- Jörg Wrachtrup – Experimental physics
- Michael Brecht, Neuroscience
- Ulla Bonas, Microbiology / Molecular phytopathology
- , Cognitive neuroscience
- Anja Feldmann, Computer science / Computer networks / Internet
- Kai-Uwe Hinrichs, Organic geochemistry
- Anthony A. Hyman, Cell biology / Microtubuli and cleavage
- Bernhard Keimer, Experimental solid-state physics
- Franz Pfeiffer, X-ray physics
- Joachim Friedrich Quack, Egyptology
- Gabriele Sadowski, Thermodynamics
- Christine Silberhorn, Quantum optics
- Jan Born, Neuroendocrinology / Sleep research
- Peter Fratzl, Biomaterials
- Roman Inderst, Macroeconomics
- Christoph Klein, Pediatrics / Oncology
- Ulman Lindenberger, Lifespan psychology
- Frank Neese, Theoretical chemistry
- Jürgen Osterhammel, Recent and modern history
- Petra Schwille, Biophysics
- Stefan Treue, Cognitive Neurosciences
- Joachim Weickert, Digital image processing
2009–2000
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2000
2009:
- Antje Boetius, Max Planck Institute for Marine Microbiology, Bremen
- Holger Braunschweig, University of Würzburg
- Wolfram Burgard, University of Freiburg
- Heinrich Detering, University of Göttingen
- Jürgen Eckert, IFW Dresden, and Dresden University of Technology
- Armin Falk, University of Bonn
- Frank Kirchhoff, University of Ulm
- Jürgen Rödel, Technische Universität Darmstadt
- Karl Lenhard Rudolph, University of Ulm
- Burkhard Wilking, University of Münster
- Martin R. Zirnbauer, University of Cologne
- Susanne Albers – theoretical computer science, University of Freiburg
- Martin Beneke – theoretical particle physics, RWTH Aachen
- Holger Boche – telecommunications engineering and information theory, Technische Universität Berlin
- Martin Carrier philosophy, Bielefeld University
- Elena Conti – structural biology, Max Planck Institute of Biochemistry, Martinsried
- Elisa Izaurralde – cell biology, Max Planck Institute for Developmental Biology, Tübingen
- Holger Fleischer – economic law, University of Bonn
- Stefan W. Hell – biophysics, Max Planck Institute for Biophysical Chemistry, Göttingen
- Klaus Kern – physical solid state chemistry, Max Planck Institute for Solid State Research, Stuttgart
- Wolfgang Lück – algebraic topology, University of Münster;
- Jochen Mannhart – experimental solid state physics, University of Augsburg
- – molecular diabetes research, endocrinology
- Patrick Bruno – theoretical solid-state physics
- Magdalena Götz – neurology
- Peter Gumbsch – material science
- Gerald Haug – paleoclimatology
- Bernhard Jussen – mediaeval history
- Guinevere Kauffmann – astrophysics
- Falko Langenhorst – mineralogy and petrology
- Oliver Primavesi – classical philology
- Detlef Weigel – plant biology
- Matthias Beller and Peter Wasserscheid – homogeneous catalysis and chemical processing
- Patrick Cramer – structural biology
- Peter Jonas – neurophysiology
- Ferenc Krausz – quantum optics
- Klaus Mezger – geochemistry
- Thomas Mussweiler – social psychology
- Felix Otto – analysis of partial differential equations
- Dominik Perler – history of philosophy/theoretical philosophy
- Gyburg Radke – classical philology and philosophy
- Marino Zerial – cell biology
- Peter Becker – cell biology/biochemistry
- Immanuel Bloch – quantum optics
- Stefanie Dimmeler – molecular cardiology
- Jürgen Gauß – theoretical chemistry
- Günther Hasinger – astrophysics
- Christian Jung – plant breeding
- Axel Ockenfels – experimental economics
- Wolfgang Peukert – mechanical process engineering
- Barbara Stollberg-Rilinger – History of early modern Europe
- Andreas Tünnermann – microsystems technology
- Frank Allgöwer – control engineering
- Gabriele Brandstetter – theatre science
- Thomas Carell – organic chemistry
- Karl Christoph Klauer – social and cognitive psychology
- Hannah Monyer – neurobiology
- Nikolaus Pfanner and Jürgen Soll – biochemistry/molecular cell biology of plants
- Klaus Dieter Pfeffer – immunology
- Dierk Raabe – material science
- Konrad Samwer – solid state physics
- Manfred Strecker – structural geology
- Winfried Denk – medical optics
- Hélène Esnault and Eckart Viehweg – algebraic geometry
- Gerhard Huisken – geometrical analysis
- Rupert Klein – computational fluid dynamics
- Albrecht Koschorke – Renaissance and modern German literature
- Roland Lill – cell biology/biochemistry
- Christof Niehrs – molecular development biology
- Ferdi Schüth – inorganic chemistry
- Hans-Peter Seidel – graphics
- Hubert Wolf – history of Christianity/Catholic theology
- Carmen Birchmeier-Kohler – molecular biology
- Wolfgang Dahmen – mathematics
- Wolf-Christian Dullo – paleontology
- Bruno Eckhardt – theoretical physics
- Michael Famulok – biochemistry
- Christian Haass – pathological biochemistry
- Franz-Ulrich Hartl – cell biology
- Thomas Hengartner – cultural anthropology
- Reinhold Kliegl – general psychology
- Wolfgang Kowalsky – optoelectronics
- Karl Leo – solid state physics
- Frank Vollertsen – forming and stretching manufacturing engineering
- Jochen Feldmann – optoelectronical component
- Eduard Christian Hurt – molecular biology
- Hans Keppler – mineralogy
- Arthur Konnerth – neurophysiology
- Ulrich Konrad – musicology
- Martin Krönke – immunology/cell biology
- Joachim Küpper – Romantic literary theory
- Christoph Markschies – history of Christianity
- Wolfgang Marquardt – process systems engineering
- Helge Ritter – informatics
- Günter Ziegler – mathematics
- Klaus Fiedler – cognitive social psychology
- Peter Greil – materials science
- Matthias W. Hentze – molecular biology
- Peter M. Herzig – geochemistry and economic geology
- Reinhard Jahn – cellular biology
- Aditi Lahiri – general linguistics
- Gertrude Lübbe-Wolff – public law
- Dieter Lüst – theoretical physics
- Stefan Müller – mathematics
- Manfred Pinkal – computational linguistics
- Ilme Schlichting – biophysics
- Friedrich Temps and Hans-Joachim Werner – physical chemistry and Theoretische Chemie
- Martin Wegener – solid state physics
1999–1990
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1990
1999:
- Ekkard Brinksmeier – manufacturing engineering
- Bernd Bukau – cellular biology
- Joachim Cuntz – mathematics
- Alois Fürstner – organometalic chemistry
- Friedrich Wilhelm Graf – Evangelical theology
- Ulrich Herbert – modern and contemporary history
- Martin Johannes Lohse – pharmacology
- Volker Mosbrugger – paleontology
- Hans-Christian Pape – neurophysiology
- Joachim Ullrich – experimental physics
- Heinz Breer – zoology
- Nikolaus P. Ernsting and Klaus Rademann – physical chemistry
- Hans-Jörg Fecht – metallic materials
- Ute Frevert – modern history
- Wolf-Bernd Frommer – molecular plant physiology
- Christian Griesinger – organic chemistry
- Regine Hengge-Aronis – microbiology
- Onno Oncken – geology
- Hermann Parzinger – prehistoric and early historical Europe
- Ingo Rehberg – experimental physics
- Dietmar Vestweber – cellular biology/biochemistry
- Annette Zippelius – solid state physics
- Thomas Boehm – molecular development biology
- Wolfgang Ertmer – experimental physics
- Angela D. Friederici – neuropsychology
- – microbiology
- Jean Karen Gregory – material science
- Andreas Kablitz – Romance philology/Italian studies
- Matthias Kleiner – sheet metal forming
- Paul Knochel – organometallic chemistry
- Elisabeth Knust – development genetics
- Stephan W. Koch – theoretical physics
- Christian F. Lehner – molecular genetics
- Stefan M. Maul – ancient orientalism
- Ernst Mayr – information theory
- Gerhard Wörner – mineralogy/geochemistry
- Eduard Arzt – materials science
- Hans Werner Diehl – theoretical physics
- Gerd Faltings – mathematics
- Ulf-Ingo Flügge – biochemistry of plants,
- Wolfgang Klein – linguistics
- Dieter Langewiesche – modern history
- – molecular biology
- Joachim Reitner – paleontology
- Michael Reth – immunology
- Wolfgang Schnick – solid state chemistry
- Winfried Schulze – history of early modern Europe
- Reinhard Zimmermann – history of law and civil law
- Siegfried Bethke – elementary particle physics
- Niels Birbaumer – psychophysiology
- Hans-Joachim Freund – physical chemistry
- Martin Grötschel – applied mathematics
- Axel Haverich – surgery
- Gerhard Hirzinger – robotics
- – biochemistry
- Gerd Jürgens – molecular plant development
- Wolfgang Schleich – quantum optics
- Manfred G. Schmidt – political science
- Thomas Schweizer – cultural anthropology
- Elmar Weiler – plant physiology
- Emo Welzl – informatics
- Gisela Anton – experimental physics
- Manfred Broy and Ernst-Rüdiger Olderog – computer science
- Ulrich R. Christensen – geophysics
- Ulf Eysel – neurophysiology
- Theodor Geisel – theoretical physics
- Peter Gruss – cellular biology
- Wolfgang Hackbusch – numerical mathematics
- Adrienne Héritier and Helmut Willke – sociology/politology
- Stefan Jentsch – molecular biology
- Glenn W. Most – classical philology
- Johann Mulzer – organic chemistry
- Peter Schäfer – Jewish studies
- Christian von Bar – international privatright
- Johannes Buchmann and Claus-Peter Schnorr – information theory
- Dieter Enders – organic chemistry
- Gunter Fischer – biochemistry
- – neuroanatomy
- Jürgen Jost – mathematics
- Regine Kahmann – molecular genetics
- Wolfgang Krätschmer – nuclear physics
- Klaus Petermann – high frequency technics
- Wolfgang Prinz – psychology
- Rudolf G. Wagner – sinology
- Jürgen Warnatz – technical combustion
- Georg W. Bornkamm – virology
- Christopher Deninger, Michael Rapoport, Peter Schneider and Thomas Zink – mathematics
- Irmela Hijiya-Kirschnereit – japanology
- Jürgen Kocka – history of sociology
- Joachim Menz – mine surveying
- Friedhelm Meyer auf der Heide and Burkhard Monien – informatics
- Jürgen Mlynek – experimental physics
- Svante Pääbo – molecular biology
- Wolfgang Raible – romanistics
- Hans-Georg Rammensee – immunology
- Jan Veizer – geochemistry of sediments
- Gerhard Ertl – physical chemistry
- Dieter Fenske and Michael Veith – inorganic chemistry
- Ernst O. Göbel – solid state physics
- Dieter Häussinger – internal medicine
- Karl-Heinz Hoffmann – applied mathematics
- Randolf Menzel – zoology/neurobiology
- Rolf Müller – biochemistry/molecular biology
- Hermann Riedel – material mechanics
- Hans-Ulrich Schmincke – mineralogy/vulcanology
- Michael Stolleis – history of law
- Martin Warnke – history of art
- Reinhard Genzel – astrophysics
- Rainer Greger – physiology
- Ingrid Grummt – microbiology
- Martin Jansen and Arndt Simon – inorganic chemistry
- Bert Hölldobler – zoology
- Konrad Kleinknecht – experimental physics
- Norbert Peters – combustion engineering
- Helmut Schwarz – organic chemistry
- Dieter Stöffler – planetology
- Richard Wagner – material science
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1986
1989:
- Heinrich Betz – neurobiology
- Claus Wilhelm Canaris – civil law
- Herbert Gleiter – material science
- Theodor W. Hänsch – laser physics
- Joachim Milberg – production technics
- Jürgen Mittelstraß – philosophy
- Sigrid D. Peyerimhoff – theoretical chemistry
- Manfred T. Reetz – organic chemistry
- Michael Sarnthein and Jörn Thiede – marine geology
- Reinhard Stock – experimental nuclear physics
- Wolfgang Stremmel – internal medicine
- :de:Karl Joachim Ebeling|Karl Joachim Ebeling – high frequency technics
- Lothar Gall – modern history
- Günter Harder – mathematics
- Walter Haug and Burghart Wachinger – older German literature science
- Werner Hildenbrand – social economics
- Ingo Müller – theoretical physics
- Herbert W. Roesky and George Michael Sheldrick – inorganic chemistry
- Wolfram Saenger and Volker Erdmann – biochemistry
- Günther Schütz – molecular biology
- Hans Wolfgang Spiess – physical chemistry
- Karl Otto Stetter – microbiology
- Thomas Weiland – high energy physics
- Gerhard Abstreiter – semiconductor physics
- Knut Borchardt – history of economics/social economics
- Nils Claussen – ceramic materials
- Bernd Giese – organic chemistry
- Wolfgang A. Herrmann and Hubert Schmidbaur – inorganic chemistry
- Günter Hotz, Kurt Mehlhorn and Wolfgang Paul – Computer Science
- Erwin Neher and Bert Sakmann – biophysical chemistry, Göttingen
- Friedrich A. Seifert – mineralogy
- Rudolf K. Thauer – biochemical microbiology
- Hans-Peter Zenner – Otolaryngology/cell biology
- Géza Alföldy – ancient history
- Dietrich Dörner – psychology
- Jürgen Habermas – philosophy
- Otto Ludwig Lange and Ulrich Heber – ecology and biochemistry
- Hartmut Michel – biology
- Christiane Nüsslein-Volhard and Herbert Jäckle – biology
- Peter R. Sahm – casting
- Fritz Peter Schäfer – laser physics
- Frank Steglich – solid state physics
- Albert H. Walenta – experimental physics
- Julius Wess – theoretical physics