Honorary doctorates of the School of Business & Economics
The Faculty of Law and the School of Business and Economics, which succeeded it, have awarded a total of 51 honorary doctorates since 1902. This list sets out all honorary doctorates awarded in the past. We emphasise that inclusion in this documentation does not constitute a current endorsement, and we expressly distance ourselves from awards made to individuals with a tainted past during the Nazi era.
| Name | year of birth | honorary doctorate |
|---|---|---|
| Althoff, Friedrich | 1839 | 1904 |
| Graf von Bülow, Bernhard | 1849 | 1902 |
| Wagner, Adolf | 1835 | 1905 |
| Dernburg, Heinrich | 1829 | 1905 |
| Schröder, Richard | 1838 | 1908 |
| von Schmoller, Gustav | 1838 | 1908 |
| von Bodelschwingh, Friedrich | 1831 | 1908 |
| Frh. von Bissing, Moritz | 1844 | 1915 |
| Schreiber, Georg | 1882 | 1925 |
| Klöckner, Florian | 1868 | 1925 |
| Correns, Karl | 1864 | 1925 |
| van Delden, Hendrik | 1872 | 1925 |
| Lensing, Lambert | 1851 | 1926 |
| Ruer, Otto | 1879 | 1928 |
| Scheidt, Adolf | 1881 | 1930 |
| Weber, Helene | 1887 | 1930 |
| Richter, Werner | 1870 | 1930 |
| Knipping, Franz | 1875 | 1950 |
| Dinkelbach, Heinrich | 1891 | 1951 |
| Lehmann, Heinrich | 1876 | 1951 |
| Diederichs, Karl | 1882 | 1952 |
| Vits, Hellmuth | 1903 | 1953 |
| Menne, Wilhelm Alexander | 1904 | 1954 |
| Vormbrock, Heinrich | 1881 | 1956 |
| Hesse, Albert | 1876 | 1956 |
| Helfritz, Hans | 1877 | 1957 |
| Freyer, Hans | 1887 | 1957 |
| Baumann, Paul | 1897 | 1957 |
| Hermes, Andreas | 1878 | 1958 |
| Zangen, Wilhelm | 1891 | 1958 |
| Dietz, Rolf | 1902 | 1962 |
| Brunner, Otto | 1898 | 1963 |
| Kummer, Erich | 1898 | 1963 |
| de Mello Freyre, Gilberto | 1900 | 1967 |
| Ritschl, Hans | 1897 | 1967 |
| Draheim, Georg | 1903 | 1968 |
| Poullain, Ludwig | 1919 | 1969 |
| Tinbergen, Jan | 1903 | 1975 |
| von Nell-Breuning, Oswald | 1890 | 1980 |
| Krelle, Wilhelm | 1916 | 1981 |
| Gleske, Leonard | 1921 | 1985 |
| Nieschlag, Robert | 1905 | 1985 |
| Havermann, Hans | 1930 | 1991 |
| Schiller, Karl | 1911 | 1991 |
| Trippen, Ludwig | 1927 | 1992 |
| Tietmeyer, Hans | 1931 | 1994 |
| Potthoff, Erich | 1914 | 1996 |
| Sandler, Guido | 1928 | 1998 |
| Mohn, Reinhard | 1921 | 2001 |
| Weber, Martin | 1952 | 2007 |
| Dombret, Andreas Raymond | 1960 | 2017 |
Honorary doctorates from other universities awarded to professors and emeriti of the School of Business & Economics:
| Name | honorary doctorate | year |
|---|---|---|
| Prof. Dr. Dr. h.c. Jörg Becker | Universität Woronesch | 2013 |
| Universität Turku | 2015 | |
| Prof. Dr. Dr. h.c. Andreas Pfingsten | Universität Rostock | 2022 |
| Prof. Dr. Dr. h.c. Klaus Backhaus | Universität St. Gallen | 2005 |
| Prof. Dr. Dr. h.c. Jörg Baetge | EBS Universität für Wirtschaft und Recht | 1997 |
| Prof. Dr. Dr. h.c. mult. Heribert Meffert | Universität St. Gallen | 1993 |
| Handelshochschule Leipzig (HHL) | 1999 | |
| Staatliche Universität für Wirtschaft und Finanzen, Sankt Petersburg | 2002 |