University awards and honors

Universität Hamburg confers the title of Honorary Senator to people who have demonstrated outstanding long-term committment to the University.

below is a list of all honorary senators in reverse chronological order.

2017
Cornelia Funke
(born 10 December 1958)

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2017
Dr. rer. nat. Alexander Gerst
(born 3 May 1976)

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2006
Prof. Dr. Dr. h.c. Wolfgang K. H. Panofsky
(24 April 1919 – 24 September 2007)

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2001
Dr. h.c. Siegfried Lenz
(17 March 1926 – 7 October 2014)

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1999
Lord Ralf Dahrendorf
(1 May 1929 – 17 June 2009)

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1999
Dr. rer. pol. Michael Otto
(born 12 April 1943)

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1999
Abbess Komatsu Chikô
(1910 – 2003)

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1995
Dr. phil. Miriam Gillis-Carlebach
(1 February 1922 – 28 January 2020)

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1995
Prof. Dr. rer. pol. Helmut Greve
(2 June 1922 – 3 July 2016)

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1995
Dr. h.c. Hannelore Greve
(11 November 1926 – 16 October 2023)

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1990
Dr. h.c. Hannelore Schmidt
(3 March 1919 – 21 October 2010)

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1990
Prof. Dr. h.c. Hermann Schnabel
(29 March 1921 – 9 June 2010)

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1990
Prof. Götz Friedrich
(4 August 1930 – 12 December 2000)

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1990
Dr. med. Dr. h.c. mult. Hiltgunt M. Zassenhaus
(10 July 1916 – 20 November 2004)

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1988
Dr. phil. h.c., Dr. phil. h.c. Rudolf Augstein
(5 November 1923 – 7 November 2002)

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1988
Dr. rer. pol. h.c., Dr.-Ing. e.h. Kurt A. Körber
(7 September 1909 – 10 August 1992)

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1988
Prof. Dr. med. h.c. Werner Otto
(13 August 1909 – 21 December 2011)

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1988
Dr. rer. pol. Elsbeth Weichmann
(20 June 1900 – 10 July 1988)

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1983
Prof. Dr. rer. pol., Dr. h.c. Karl Schiller
(24 April 1911 – 26 December 1994)

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1983
Dr. h.c. mult. Helmut Schmidt
(born 23 December 1918 – 10 November 2015)

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1982
Dr. rer. pol., Dr. h.c. Marion Gräfin Dönhoff
(2 December 1909 – 11 March 2002)

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1982
Dr. iur. John Henry de La Trobe
(1923 – 24 May 2002)

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1976
Axel Eggebrecht
(10 January 1899 – 14 July1991)

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1976
Prof. Dr. iur. Herbert Weichmann
(23 February 1896 – 9 October 1983)

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1969
Ernst Jung
(18 May 1896 – 8 January 1976)

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1967
Dr. iur. Walter Dudek
(11 October 1890 – 1 December 1976)

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1966
Dr. iur Hans von Heppe
(9 August 1907 – 2 April 1982)

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1964
Eduard Söring
(24 March 1903 – 30 November 1987)

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1962
Dr. h.c. Heinrich Landahl
(25 January 1895 – 22 October 1971)

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1962
Karl Andreas Voss
(1892 – 1977)

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1961
Kurt-Hartwig Siemers
(30 December 1907 – 3 Februar 1988)

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1960
Dr. iur. Harald Mandt
(13 April 1888 – 27 January 1974)

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1960
Dr. iur. Kurt Sieveking
(21 February 1897 – 16 March 1986)

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1959
Dr.phil. Hermann Hitzler
(23 April 1899 – 1982)

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1957
Dr. h.c. Max Brauer
(3 September 1887 – 2 February 1973)

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1954
Dr.phil. Johannes Reinhard
(13 September 1870 – 26 February 1964)

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1954
Dr. h.c. mult. Alfred Toepfer
(13 July 1894 – 8 October 1993)

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1953
Dr. h.c. Henry Everling
(19 August 1873 – 16 May 1960)

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1952
Dr. iur. Paul de Chapeaurouge
(11 December 1876 – 3 October 1952)

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1951
Prof. Dr. med. Max Nonne
(13 January 1861 – 12 August 1959)

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1950
Adolph Schönfelder
(5 April 1875 – 3 May 1966)

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1949
Sir Henry Vaughan Berry
(1891 – 1979)

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As a memorial to a long-term member and two-time rector and to honor his committment to academia, society and politics, Universität Hamburg confers the "Bruno Snell Badge," donated by the University Society of Hamburg, to people who have demonstrated outstanding committment to academia and society.

The honor is given on the basis of close ties between the recipient and Universität Hamburg.

Recipients of the Bruno Snell Badge for exemplary committment to academia and society are:

2004
Prof. Dr. Dr. h.c. mult. Ferenc Mádl
(29 January 1931 – 29 May 2011)

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2002
Prof. Fritz Stern B.A., M.A., Ph.D.
(2 February 1926 – 18 May 2016)

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1997
Prof. Dr. h.c. mult. Walter Jens
(8 March 1923 – 9 June 2013)