Hans Zacher#
| Sadly, this member passed away. | |
| Membership Number: | 820 |
| Membership type: | ORDINARY |
| Section: | LAW |
| Elected: | 1990 |
| Main Country of Residence: | GERMANY |
Hans Zacher passed away February 18, 2015.
Present and Previous Positions
- 1990–1996 (retired) President Max-Planck-Gesellschaft Munich/Germany
- 1975–1992 (emeritus) Director Max-Planck-Institut für ausländisches und internationales Sozialrecht, Munich/Germany
- 1971 (emeritus)University Munich/Germany
- 1963 – 1971 Professor, Saarland University Saarbrücken/Germany
- 1962: Habilitation, University Munich/Germany
- 1952: Doctor in law, University Munich/Germany
Fields of Scholarship
- Public law (constitutional and administrative law)
- Law of the welfare state
- Comparative law of the welfare state
Honours and Awards
- 1992 Dr.h.c. Katholieke Universiteit, Leuven/Belgium
- 1996 Dr. h.c. University, Wroclaw/Poland
- 1996 Ph.D. h.c. Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot/Israel
- 1997 Dr. h.c. University, Szeged/Hungary
- 2000 Dr. h.c. University, Athens/Greece
- 1983 Bavarian Order of Merit, Munich/Germany
- 1992 Order of Merit (Grand Cross) of the Federal Republic of Germany, Bonn/Germany
- 1995 Maximiliansorden (Bavarian Order of Merit for Science and the Arts), Munich/Germany
- 2001 Order of Merit, First Class, for Science and the Arts of the Federal Republic of Austria, Wien/Austria
- 2004 Officer of the National Order of Merit of the Republic of France, Paris/France
