Hans Friedrich Zacher (22 June 1928 – 18 February 2015) was a German

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. He was a professor at the Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich and was the President of the Max Planck Society from 1990 till 1996.

Biography

Zacher was born in Erlach am Inn in Germany and attended school in nearby Simbach. Later he studied law at the Universities of Bamberg,

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and

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. He was an ordinary member of the

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Works

* ''The reestablishment of the parliamentary system after the Second World War.'' (1952) – doctoral thesis under Hans Nawiasky. * ''The constitutional law of the state social intervention.'' (1962) – Habilitation topic.

Decorations and awards

* 1983

Bavarian Order of Merit The Bavarian Order of Merit (german: Bayerischer Verdienstorden) is the Order of Merit of the Free State of Bavaria. It is awarded by the Minister-President of Bavaria as a "recognition of outstanding contributions to the Free State of Bavaria ...

* 1991 Honorary Doctorate from the Catholic University of Leuven * 1992

Grand Cross of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany The Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany (german: Verdienstorden der Bundesrepublik Deutschland, or , BVO) is the only federal decoration of Germany. It is awarded for special achievements in political, economic, cultural, intellect ...

* 1995 Honorary Doctorate from the

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* 1995 Bavarian Maximilian Order for Science and Art * 1996 Honorary doctorate from the

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, Rehovot (Israel) * 1997 Honorary Doctorate from the

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* 1998 Harnack Medal of the Max Planck Society * 2001 Honorary Doctorate,

University of Athens The National and Kapodistrian University of Athens (NKUA; el, Εθνικό και Καποδιστριακό Πανεπιστήμιο Αθηνών, ''Ethnikó ke Kapodistriakó Panepistímio Athinón''), usually referred to simply as the Univers ...

* 2001

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* 2004 Officer of the National Order of Merit (France)

External links

Zacher's page at the Pontifical Academy of Social Sciences

References

1928 births 2015 deaths People from Rottal-Inn Jurists from Bavaria Max Planck Society people Academic staff of the Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich Commanders Crosses of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany Members of the Pontifical Academy of Social Sciences Recipients of the Austrian Cross of Honour for Science and Art, 1st class Officers of the Ordre national du Mérite {{Germany-academic-bio-stub