Hartmut Keyler (born 29 June 1936) is a German architect who served as a member of the

World Scout Committee The World Organization of the Scout Movement (WOSM ) is the largest international Scouting organization. WOSM has 173 members. These members are recognized national Scout organizations, which collectively have around 43 million participants. WOSM ...

, as well as a member of the European Scout Committee.

Professional career

Keyler was born in

Esslingen am Neckar Esslingen am Neckar ( Swabian: ''Esslenga am Neckor'') is a town in the Stuttgart Region of Baden-Württemberg in southern Germany, seat of the District of Esslingen as well as the largest town in the district. Within Baden-Württemberg it is ...

, and attended school in Esslingen, Korntal and

Munich Munich ( ; german: München ; bar, Minga ) is the capital and most populous city of the German state of Bavaria. With a population of 1,558,395 inhabitants as of 31 July 2020, it is the third-largest city in Germany, after Berlin and Ha ...

. From 1953 to 1955 he was apprenticed as a carpenter. Beginning in 1955, Keyler studied architecture at the Staatsbauschule München (today:

Munich University of Applied Sciences The Munich University of Applied Sciences (HM) (german: Hochschule für angewandte Wissenschaften München) was founded in 1971 and is the largest university of applied sciences in Bavaria with about 17,800 students. The Munich University of App ...

). Since 1959, he works as freelance architect in Munich. Keyler became a member of

Bund Deutscher Architekten The Association of German Architects (German: ''Bund Deutscher Architekten'', BDA) is an association of architects founded in 1903 in Germany. It publishes the bimonthly magazine ''der architekt''. The BDA has over 5,000 members. In 1995, it fo ...

and

Deutscher Werkbund The Deutscher Werkbund (English: "German Association of Craftsmen"; ) is a German association of artists, architects, designers and industrialists established in 1907. The Werkbund became an important element in the development of modern arch ...

in 1971. In 1994, he was appointed to the Bayerische Akademie Ländlicher Raum.

Scouting

Being a Scout in the Christliche Pfadfinderschaft Deutschlands and the Verband Christlicher Pfadfinderinnen und Pfadfinder since 1949, Keyler served twice in the European Scout Committee (1968–1972 and 1977–1980) as well as in the

(1971–1975 and 1985–1993). In 1969, he was among the founders of the

Deutschsprachige Konferenz der Pfadfinderverbände The Deutschsprachige Konferenz der Pfadfinderverbände (DSK) (German-speaking Conference of Scout Associations) is the international community of Scouting organizations in the German-speaking countries, an umbrella of Central European organizatio ...

. He is a member of the World honours and awards committee of the

World Organization of the Scout Movement The World Organization of the Scout Movement (WOSM ) is the largest international Scouting organization. WOSM has 173 members. These members are recognized national Scout organizations, which collectively have around 43 million participants. WOSM ...

since 2005. In 1979, Keyler was awarded the 137th ''

Bronze Wolf The Bronze Wolf Award is bestowed by the World Scout Committee (WSC) to acknowledge "outstanding service by an individual to the World Scout Movement". It is the highest honor that can be given a volunteer Scout leader in the world and it is the ...

'', the only distinction of the World Organization of the Scout Movement, for exceptional services to world Scouting. He was also a recipient of the

Silver World Award The Silver World Award is a distinguished service award of the Boy Scouts of America (BSA). It is presented for noteworthy and extraordinary service to youth on an international basis. Recipients must be a citizen of a country with a Scouting pr ...

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Architects from Munich Scouting and Guiding in Germany World Scout Committee members Recipients of the Bronze Wolf Award 1939 births Living people {{Germany-architect-stub