Renowned JGU Personalities

Nobel laureates

The origins of the Nobel Foundation, established in 1900, can be traced back to the Swedish inventor and industrialist Alfred Nobel (1833-1896). In accordance with his will, the foundation’s Nobel Prize is awarded every year for outstanding achievements in the areas of Physics, Chemistry, Literature, Peace Promotion, and Physiology/Medicine. The Nobel Prize was first awarded in 1901 and is conferred every year on December 10, the anniversary of Nobel's death.

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Leibniz Prize recipients

The Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz Prize, which is the short name for the "Förderpreis für deutsche Wissenschaftler im Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz-Programm der Deutschen Forschungsgemeinschaft" (Award for German Scientists in the Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz Program of the German Research Foundation), or the Leibniz Prize for short, is named after the scientist Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz (1646–1716). It has been awarded by the German Research Foundation every year since 1986 to scientists from different scientific fields working in Germany.

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Foundation professors

In the year 2000, to mark 600 years since the birth of Johannes Gutenberg, the Friends of Mainz University established the Johannes Gutenberg Endowed Professorship as a non-profit foundation. The aim of the foundation is to promote the reputation and appeal of the University of Mainz. The guest professor sets new standards in teaching and research, conveys to the public an image of science as a vital necessity while also addressing current issues in science.

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Honorary doctors

According to its basic rules, Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz can award honorary doctorates to "outstanding figures from public life." This requires a three-quarters majority of the votes from the Academic Senate. To date, the award has been granted to two recipients: the former French President Valéry Giscard d'Estaing and the German film and theatre actor Mario Adorf. In addition, the university's departments and institutes also award honorary doctorates.

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Honorary senators

By awarding the title of honorary senator, JGU can honor members of the university community who have made a particular contribution to the life of the university. Honorary senators at JGU include industrialist Albert Boehringer, the former governor of Rhinehesse Henry Guerin, Walther Kalkhof-Rose, the first President of JGU, Professor Dr. Peter Schneider, as well as Albert Stohr, former Bishop of Mainz.

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Honorary citizens

With the title of honorary citizen, Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz honors people who have made outstanding contributions in the fields of science or the arts. Honorary citizens of JGU include Otto Boehringer, retired Federal Minister Dr. Hans Friderichs, cabaret artist Hanns Dieter Hüsch, His Excellency Cardinal Karl Lehmann, Bishop of Mainz and the writer Carl Zuckmayer.

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Medal holders

With the Diether von Isenburg Medal, JGU awards friends and supporters of the University of Mainz. Students can be awarded the Dr. Willy Eberz Medal by the Senate if they have made outstanding contributions to Johannes Gutenberg University and/or its students through their extraordinary commitment shown within the context of the student and/or university self-governing body and who, in doing so, help to strengthen the students' identification with their university.

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