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Honorary Senators

The university distinguishes persons who have renders special services to the university by conferring on them the title of honorary senator.
The decision is made by the Senate on a proposal by the Rectorate, as described in Section 11, Paragraph 5 of the University Constitution.

Here is a list of the current honorary senators:

DateName
2024Prof. Dr. Hagen Pfundner
2024Bruckner-Tuderman, Prof. Dr. Dr. h.c. Leena
2022Volz, Prof. Dr. Karl-Reinhard
2020Rüland, Dr. Dorothea
2019Bauer, Dr. Robert
2018Ruf, Gerda
2017Endress, Klaus
2017Friedrich Pfeifer, Dr. h.c. Lya, J.D.
2015Böhme, Margret
2014Kley, Dr. Karl-Ludwig
2013Ritter, Alfred Theodor
2011Kary, Horst
2010Deutrich, Anne-Kathrin
2008Mack, Roland Dr. h.c.
2007Salomon, Dr. Dieter
2006Köbele, Walter
2005Mayr, Robert
2005Dischinger, Karlhubert
2004Nothhelfer, Dr. Norbert
2001Sótonyi, Prof. Dr. Dr. h.c. Péter
2001Reiche, Volker H. H.
1996Weitzmann, Prof. Dr. h.c. Horst
1995Teufel, Prof. h.c. Dr. h.c. Erwin
1994Mehl, Georg
1992Danielmeyer, Prof. Dr. Hans Günter
1991Mangold, Prof. Dr. Klaus
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The University of Freiburg has conferred the title of honorary senator since 1922. The title is a personal honor that becomes void upon death.

Historical List of All Honorary Senators [de]

In 2015 the University Senate arranged for a historical review of the honorary senators to be conducted. On the basis of the final report, the Senate resolved in 2017 to dissociate itself from the appointment of six past honorary senators with a National Socialist past. The historical list of all honorary senators appointed since 1922 now includes footnotes calling attention to the dissociation next to the names of these six persons.