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Fairness Foundation
The Fairness Foundation is a non-commercial limited company based in Frankfurt, Germany. It strives to establish fairness in society, economy, politics and culture. It imparts to people in responsible positions some background information and help to support them in preserving fairness in their companies or institutions. The Fairness Foundation supplies staff in responsible positions with perspectives and results from research, and it also offers qualification courses regarding fairness. History The Fairness Foundation was established in May 2000 by . He had a background of twenty years' experience as a consultant of executives and organisations. Already from his studies (mainly psychology and theology), he had collected some special knowledge about communication, leadership and fairness. During the first three years, the Fairness Foundation received an initial financial support from venture philanthropist Norman Rentrop, a German publisher. The Foundation’'s board of truste ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Frankfurt
Frankfurt am Main () is the most populous city in the States of Germany, German state of Hesse. Its 773,068 inhabitants as of 2022 make it the List of cities in Germany by population, fifth-most populous city in Germany. Located in the foreland of the Taunus on its namesake Main (river), Main, it forms a continuous conurbation with Offenbach am Main; Frankfurt Rhein-Main Regional Authority, its urban area has a population of over 2.7 million. The city is the heart of the larger Rhine-Main metropolitan region, which has a population of more than 5.8 million and is Germany's Metropolitan regions in Germany, second-largest metropolitan region after the Rhine-Ruhr metropolitan region, Rhine-Ruhr region and the List of EU metropolitan regions by GDP#2021 ranking of top four German metropolitan regions, fourth largest metropolitan region by GDP in the European Union (EU). Frankfurt is one of the ''de facto'' four main capitals of the European Union (alongside Brussels, Luxembourg Cit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thomas Strüngmann
Thomas Strüngmann (born 1950) is a German billionaire investor, businessman, and entrepreneur. He has built his fortunes with his life-long partner and identical twin, Andreas Strüngmann, mainly through his success in the biotechnology and pharmaceutical sectors. Based at his single family office, Athos KG, Thomas manages, together with his brother, their total family assets expected to be worth roughly $30 billion, which positions the brothers among the wealthiest Germans. Career In 2004, Strüngmann and his twin brother Andreas – through their Santo Holding – acquired a share of 89.6 percent in Südwestbank from DZ Bank. In 2017, they sold the bank for an undisclosed price to BAWAG. In 2005, the Strüngmann brothers sold Hexal to Novartis for $6.7 billion. After the sale, he joined Novartis subsidiary Sandoz as head of regional operations in Germany, the Americas and the Middle East, reporting to Sandoz's chief executive, Andreas Rummelt. In 2008, the Strüngmann brother ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Reinhard Selten
Reinhard Justus Reginald Selten (; 5 October 1930 – 23 August 2016) was a German economics, economist, who won the 1994 Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences (shared with John Harsanyi and John Forbes Nash, John Nash). He is also well known for his work in bounded rationality and can be considered one of the founding fathers of experimental economics. Biography Selten was born in Wrocław, Breslau (Wrocław) in Province of Lower Silesia, Lower Silesia, now in Poland, to a Jewish father, Adolf Selten (a blind bookseller; d. 1942Roberts, Sam"Reinhard Selten, Whose Strides in Game Theory Led to a Nobel, Dies at 85" New York ''Times'', September 2, 2016. Retrieved 2016-09-03.), and Protestant mother, Käthe Luther.O'Connor, J J, and E F Robertson"Reinhard Selten" ''www-history.mcs.st-and.ac.uk'', November 2010. Retrieved 2016-09-03. Reinhard Selten was raised as Protestant. After a brief family exile in Saxony and Austria, Selten returned to Hesse, Germany, after the wa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Norbert Walter (economist)
Norbert Walter (23 September 1944 – 31 August 2012) was a German economist. He was the chief economist of Deutsche Bank from 1990 to 2009. Born in Weilbach, Bavaria, Walter studied economics at the Johann Wolfgang Goethe University Frankfurt am Main, earning his Diplom in 1968. In 1990, he succeeded Franz-Josef Trouvain Franz Joseph I of Austria (1830–1916) was Emperor of Austria, Apostolic King of Hungary and King of Bohemia. Franz Josef or Franz Joseph may also refer to: People known solely by the name * Franz Joseph I, Prince of Liechtenstein (1726–1781) ... as chief economist of Deutsche Bank, and remained in that position until 2009, when he was succeeded by Thomas Mayer. References 1944 births 2012 deaths German economists Goethe University Frankfurt alumni People from Miltenberg (district) {{Germany-scientist-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hans-Jürgen Papier
Hans-Jürgen Papier (; born 6 July 1943 in Berlin) is a German scholar of constitutional law who served as president of the Federal Constitutional Court of Germany from 2002 to 2010. Early life and education Three years after graduating from law school in 1967 with the first law state examination, Papier completed his Ph.D. studies at the Freie Universität Berlin. In 1971 he received the second law state examination. In 1973 he received his ''Habilitation'' on the basis of a second dissertation on questions concerning German constitutional law. Career From 1974 onward Papier received tenure at the Universität Bielefeld and taught constitutional law. In 1992 he moved to Munich to teach German and Bavarian constitutional and administrative law as well as Public Social law at the Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität. In 1998 Papier, a member of the conservative CSU party, became Vice President and Chair of the First Senate of the Federal Constitutional Court of Germany. When Presi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dietrich Dörner
Dietrich Dörner (born 28 September 1938, Berlin) is emeritus professor for General and Theoretical Psychology at the Institute of Theoretical Psychology at the Otto-Friedrich University in Bamberg, Germany. In 1986, he received the Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz Prize of the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft The German Research Foundation ( ; DFG ) is a German research funding organization, which functions as a self-governing institution for the promotion of science and research in the Federal Republic of Germany. In 2019, the DFG had a funding bu ..., which is the highest honour awarded in German research. The cognitive architecture Psi-Theory is developed under his guidance. Books *''The Logic of Failure: Recognizing And Avoiding Error in Complex Situations'' (, 1996, Perseus Publishing) *''Bauplan für eine Seele'' (lit.: Blueprint for a Soul, available in German language only), Reinbek: Rowohlt, 2001 (). *''Die Mechanik des Seelenwagens'' (lit: Mechanics of the soul' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maria Peschek
Maria Peschek (12 August 1953 – 8 June 2023) was a German comedian, actress and playwright. Life and career Born in Weng, Bavaria, Peschek grew up in Munich, and graduated in acting from the Otto Falckenberg School of the Performing Arts. After several character roles on stage and on TV series, she had her breakout in 1985, when she ranked second in the Scharfrichterbeil cabaret contest playing the Ratschkathl character Paula Pirschl. Since then she successfully played the character in cabaret, radio and television shows, notably becoming a regular in the Bayerischer Rundfunk show ''Radiospitzen''. On stage, she was mainly associated with the Tams Theatre in Munich, for which she often served as a playwright and an actress. In 2003, she formed the comedy duo "Beppi and Charli" with actress Annette Spola. During her career Peschek was the recipient of numerous awards and honors, notably a Schwabing Art Prize, a Bayerischer Poetentaler Bayerischer Poetentaler is a Bavarian ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Harald Welzer
Harald Welzer (born 27 July 1958, Wedemark) is a German social psychologist. He studied sociology, psychology and literature at the University of Hannover Leibniz University Hannover (), also known as the University of Hannover, is a public research university located in Hanover, Germany. Founded on 2 May 1831 as Higher Vocational School, the university has undergone six periods of renaming, its .... He has been a professor of transformation design at the University of Flensburg since 2012. His research is focused on memory, violence and the social impacts of climate change. His books have been translated into 15 languages. Welzer was one of the first signers of the Open Letter to the German Position on Russo-Ukrainian War in April 2022, who demanded not to support Ukraine with heavy arms in order to "prevent a third world war". Books in English *2012 ''Climate Wars: What People Will Be Killed For in the 21st Century'', Polity Press *2012 ''Soldaten: On Fighting, Killing ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Irrsinnig Menschlich
Irrsinnig Menschlich (Madly Human) is an international Nonprofit organization, non-profit organisation focused on mental health. It is a German registered independent organisation providing youth welfare services. The Voluntary association, association is based in Leipzig. Through several standardised programmes, Crisis#Personal, psychological crises in school and tertiary education settings are turned into something that can be openly discussed. Participants receive information on coping strategies and Social support, support services. Name The term ‘Irrsinnig Menschlich’ (Madly Human) is a reference to German psychiatrist :de:Klaus Dörner, Klaus Dörner’s textbook ''Irren ist menschlich'' (to err is human) published in 1978. For the association, ‘Irrsinn’ (Insanity, madness) is integral to the state of being human'','' and so, in their work, they focus on dealing with mental illness in a ‘human(e)’ way. For the organisation, the notion of Humanity (virtue), human ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Foodwatch
Foodwatch is a European advocacy group that focuses on protecting consumer rights as they pertain to food quality. The organization was founded in October 2002 in Berlin by former Greenpeace executive director Thilo Bode. , the organization is active in Germany, the Netherlands, France and Austria. Foodwatch International, while handled as a separate unit, is legally a part of the German foodwatch association. In 2008, the organization reported that uranium concentrations in German tap water exceeded the permitted levels. An important aspect of Foodwatch's activities consists of investigating manufacturer claims in marketing campaigns and on packaging. Each year Foodwatch delivers the ''Goldener Windbeutel'' (German)/''Gouden Windei'' (Dutch), given to the product whose packaging is the most misleading, as voted on by visitors to the website. In 2009 the award went to Actimel. In the 2012 campaign, Foodwatch criticized Becel pro-active, a Unilever product which is supposed t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Parliamentwatch
Parliamentwatch () is a German Internet portal that allows asking questions to representatives and candidates in various parliaments publicly. The independent, nonpartisan site aims to increase transparency in government and deepen German democracy. Questions and answers are published, as well as the voting records of the deputies. It is a non-profit project of ''Parlamentwatch e.V.'' and ''Parlamentwatch GmbH'' (technical service provider for ''Parlamentwatch e.V.'') in cooperation with ''Mehr Demokratie e.V.'' and ''Mehr Bürgerrechte e.V.'' and is supported by ''BonVenture - Fonds und Stiftung für Soziale Verantwortung''. The goal is to be financed through fund-raising groups and online advertisements that can be hidden on demand. Additional income comes from selling enhanced profiles to deputies and candidates. Moderation All questions are read by a team of moderators to make sure they are within the moderation code, which prohibits insulting statements, incitement, discr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arte
Arte (, , ; ' ('), sometimes stylised in lowercase or uppercase in its logo) is a European Union, European public service Television channel, channel dedicated to culture. It is made up of three separate companies: the Strasbourg-based European Economic Interest Grouping (EEIG) ARTE, plus two member companies acting as editorial and programme production centres, ARTE France in Paris (formerly known as La Sept) and ARTE Deutschland in Baden-Baden (a subsidiary of the two main public German TV networks ARD (broadcaster), ARD and ZDF). As an international joint venture (an EEIG), its programmes focus on audiences in both countries. Because of this, the channel has two audio tracks and two subtitle tracks, one each in French language, French and German language, German. 80% of Arte's programming is provided by its French and German subsidiaries, each making half of the programmes. The remainder is provided by the European subsidiary and the channel's European partners. Selected p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
