Robert Picht (27 September 1937 in Berlin; 24 September 2008 in Hinterzarten) was a German academic.

Biography

Son of Professor Georg Picht and his wife Edith Axenfeld, Robert Picht studied

sociology Sociology is a social science that focuses on society, human social behavior, patterns of social relationships, social interaction, and aspects of culture associated with everyday life. It uses various methods of empirical investigation an ...

and

Romance studies Romance studies or Romance philology ( an, filolochía romanica; ca, filologia romànica; french: romanistique; eo, latinida filologio; it, filologia romanza; pt, filologia românica; ro, romanistică; es, filología románica) is an acade ...

at the universities of Munich, Frankfurt am Main, Hamburg, Paris, Madrid and Freiburg. In 1964 he obtained a Magister Artium degree in

French literature French literature () generally speaking, is literature written in the French language, particularly by citizens of France; it may also refer to literature written by people living in France who speak traditional languages of France other than F ...

in Hamburg. at the

Sorbonne Sorbonne may refer to: * Sorbonne (building), historic building in Paris, which housed the University of Paris and is now shared among multiple universities. *the University of Paris (c. 1150 – 1970) *one of its components or linked institution, ...

in 1972, he passed the exam to earn a Dr. phil. In 1990 he was appointed professor of sociology at the

University of Hagen The University of Hagen (german: link=no, FernUniversität in Hagen, informally often referred to as FU Hagen) is a public research university that is primarily focused on distance teaching. While its main campus is located in Hagen, North R ...

. From 1965 to 1972 he served at the office of the

German Academic Exchange Service The German Academic Exchange Service, or DAAD (german: Deutscher Akademischer Austauschdienst), was founded in 1925 and is the largest German support organisation in the field of international academic co-operation. Organisation ''DAAD'' is a ...

(DAAD) in Paris. During this time he was also a lecturer for German language and politics at the Institut d’Etudes Politiques and Ecole Nationale d’Administration in

Paris Paris () is the Capital city, capital and List of communes in France with over 20,000 inhabitants, most populous city of France, with an estimated population of 2,165,423 residents in 2019 in an area of more than 105 km² (41 sq mi), ma ...

. For 30 years, from 1972 to 2002, he took the position of director at the

Franco-German Institute The Deutsch-Französisches Institut (DFI) is an independent non-profit organization devoted to research on and documentation of contemporary Franco-German relations. The institute is funded by the German Foreign Office, the regional government ...

Ludwigsburg Ludwigsburg (; Swabian: ''Ludisburg'') is a city in Baden-Württemberg, Germany, about north of Stuttgart city centre, near the river Neckar. It is the largest and primary city of the Ludwigsburg district with about 88,000 inhabitants. It is s ...

. He also served as Vice President and Chairman of the Executive Committee of the

European Cultural Foundation The European Cultural Foundation (ECF) is a Netherlands-based independent cultural foundation. Its mission is to “make a tangible impact on civil society, citizen initiatives, public opinion and policy proposals to combat the fragmenting forces ...

in Amsterdam from 1976 to 1995. He was rector ad interim of the

College of Europe The College of Europe (french: Collège d'Europe) is a post-graduate institute of European studies with its main campus in Bruges, Belgium and a second campus in Warsaw, Poland. The College of Europe in Bruges was founded in 1949 by leading ...

from 2002 to 2003 and vice-rector of the

campus in

Natolin Natolin is a residential neighborhood in Ursynów, the southernmost district of Warsaw. Until the 1980s, Natolin and its neighbouring area Wolica, was a small village located right outside the city limits, with numerous orchards. After that it wa ...

(

Warsaw Warsaw ( pl, Warszawa, ), officially the Capital City of Warsaw,, abbreviation: ''m.st. Warszawa'' is the capital and largest city of Poland. The metropolis stands on the River Vistula in east-central Poland, and its population is officia ...

) from 2004 to 2007 (ad interim 2004-2005), focusing his scholarly attention on Europe in a globalising world order.

Works

* ''Kommentierte Bibliographie: Deutschland nach 1945'', Bonn-Bad Godesberg, 1972 * ''Französische Germanistikstudenten'', Bad Godesberg 1974 * ''Perspektiven der Frankreichkunde: Ansätze zu einer interdisziplinär orientierten Romanistik'', Tübingen 1974 * ''Deutschlandstudien II'', Bonn 1975 * ''Fallstudien und didaktische Versuche'', Bad Godesberg, 1975 * ''Kulturpolitik für Europa: Planungsansätze europäischer Stiftungsarbeit'', Bonn 1977 * ''Deutschland, Frankreich, Europa: Bilanz einer schwierigen Partnerschaft'', München 1978 * ''Das Bündnis im Bündnis. Deutsch-französische Beziehungen im internationalen Spannungsfeld'', Berlin 1982 * ''Deutsch-französische Beziehungen.'' Hagen 1984 * ''Die rätselhaften Deutschen. Die Bundesrepublik von außen gesehen.'' Mit Brigitte Sauzay, Stuttgart 1985 * ''Einführung in die Frankreichforschung.'' Hagen 1986 * ''Esprit/ Geist: 100 Schlüsselbegriffe für Deutsche und Franzosen'' mit Jaques Leenhardt, München 1989 & 1993 ** veränd. Fassung: ''Fremde Freunde. Deutsche und Franzosen vor dem 21. Jahrhundert'' (Essays zu der versch. Bedeutung von Kernbegriffen in beiden Sprachen, Titel sehr irreführend) Hg. mit Vincent Hoffmann-Martinot, René Lasserre & Peter Theiner; Piper, München 1997 & 2002 **Französ. Fassung: Mit Jacques Leenhardt ''Au jardin des malentendus. Le Commerce franco-allemand des idées'' Actes Sud, Arles 1992 & ebd. 1997 * ''Motor für Europa? Deutsch-französischer Bilateralismus und europäische Integration'' Bonn 1990 * ''De Gaulle, Deutschland und Europa.'' Mit Wilfried Loth, Opladen 1991 * ''L'Identite europénne: analyses et propositions pour le renforcement d'une Europe pluraliste: une étude de la Trans European Policy Studies Association'' Brüssel 1994 * ''Deutsch-französischer Hochschulaustausch. Stand und Perspektiven'' Ludwigsburg 1998 * ''A pilot study on innovating education and learning the role of foundations and corporate funders'', Brüssel 1998 * ''Education funding in Europe'', Brüssel 1998 * ''Integrating youth into a changing society: the role of foundations and corporate funders'', Brüssel 1999 * Dieter Mahncke,

Léonce Bekemans Léonce Bekemans (born 20 September 1950 in Bruges) is a Belgian economist and scholar of European studies. Since 2002, he holds the Jean Monnet Chair in "Globalisation, Intercultural Dialogue and Inclusiveness in the EU" at the University of Padua ...

, Robert Picht, ''The College of Europe. Fifty years of service to Europe'',

, Bruges, 1999. * ''Generation Erasmus. Zum Europabild junger Europäer'', in: Merkur (Zeitschrift) Jg. 58, Bd. 4, 2004, S. 306

References

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