List of Westphalian Wilhelms-University Münster people
This list contains some of the most notable students, scientists, lecturer and honorary doctors of the University of Münster (Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster).
Students
- Johannes Georg Bednorz, Nobel Prize winner (1987)
- Wolfgang Clement, Politician
- Dr. Andreas Raymond Dombret, Münster School of Business Administration and Economics, Member of the Executive Board of the Deutsche Bundesbank, former Vice-Chairman Europe Bank of America, Director Germany, Austria, Swiss
- Prof. Dr. Gerd Faltings, Mathematician, Fields Medal
- Prof. Dr. Dieter Fenske, Chemist
- Birgit Fischer, Politician
- Kai Diekmann, Chief Editor of "Bild", Europe's largest newspaper (3.5 million copies)
- Dr. August Hanning, President of the Bundesnachrichtendienst
- Dr. Dr. Gustav Heinemann, Politician, former President of Germany
- Prof. Dr. Matthias Hentze, Associate Director European Molecular Biology Laboratory
- Prof. Dr. Dr. h.c. mult. Friedrich Hirzebruch, Mathematician
- Jens Lehmann, footballer (goal keeper) of the German Football Team
- Ursula von der Leyen, Doctor, Federal Minister of Labour and Social Affairs
- Niklas Luhmann, Sociologist
- Frank Mattern, Münster School of Business Administration and Economics, Director Germany McKinsey
- Dr. Thomas Middelhoff, Board of Directors Bertelsmann
- Prof. Dr. Georg Milbradt, Minister-President of Saxony
- Walter Momper, Politician
- Ruprecht Polenz, Politician
- Dr. Kurt Schumacher, Politician
- Dr. h.c. Rudolf Seiters, Politician
- Prof. Dr. Hans-Werner Sinn, student, President of the leading Institution for Economic Research (Instituts für Wirtschaftsforschung, IFO).
- Prof. Dr. Dr. h.c. Karl Stein, Mathematician
- Prof. Dr. Dr. h.c.mult. Hans Tietmeyer, Economist
- Klaus Töpfer, UNO-Commissar
- Ernst Tugendhat, Philosopher
- Prof. Dr. Karl Weierstrass, Mathematician
- Harald Weinrich, Classical Scholar
- Arthur Wieferich, Mathematician
- Heinrich August Winkler, Historian
- Dr. Klaus Zumwinkel, former Board of Directors Deutsche Post World Net
Scientists and lecturers
- Pope Benedict XVI: Prof. Dr. Dr. h. c. mult. Joseph Kardinal Ratzinger
- Prof. Dr. Wilhelm Ackermann, Mathematician
- Prof. Dr. Karl Barth, Theologian
- Prof. Dr. Hans Blumenberg, (1920–1996) Philosopher
- Prof. Dr. Joachim Cuntz, Mathematician, Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz Prize
- Prof. Dr. Max Dehn, (1878–1952) Mathematician
- Prof. Dr. Christopher Deninger, Mathematician, Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz Prize
- Prof. Dr. Gerhard Domagk, Nobel Prize in Medicine (1939)
- Prof. Dr. Heinz Gollwitzer, (1917–1999) Historian
- Prof. Dr. Bernhard Großfeld, International Business Law
- Prof. Dr. Klaus Hildebrand, Historian
- Prof. Dr. Wilhelm Killing, (1847–1923) Mathematician
- Prof. Dr. Alfred Müller-Armack (1901–1978), Economist, Inventor of the Social Market Economy
- Prof. Dr. Paul Kirchhof, Jurist
- Prof. Dr. Wolfgang Lück, Mathematician, Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz Prize
- Prof. Dr. Dr. Johann Baptist Metz, Theologian
- Prof. Dr. Wolfgang Metzger, Psychologist
- Prof. Dr. Klaus Mezger, geochemistry, Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz Prize
- Prof. Dr. Friedrich Münzer, Classical Scholar
- Prof. Dr. Josef Pieper (1904–1997), Philosopher
- Prof. Dr. Karl Rahner (1904–1984), Theologian
- Prof. Dr. Bernhard Rensch (1900–1990), Biologist
- Prof. Dr. Helmut Schelsky (1912–1984), Sociologist
- Prof. Dr. Song Du-yul, Philosopher, former prisoner under South Korea's National Security Act
- Prof. Dr. Dieter Stöffler, planetology, Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz Prize
- Prof. Dr. Barbara Stollberg-Rilinger, History of early modern Europe, Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz Prize
- Prof. Dr. Dietmar Vestweber, cellular biology/biochemistry, Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz Prize
- Prof. Dr. Hans Wehr (1909–1981), Islam Scientist and Author of the leading Arabian-English dictionary (also used for Wikipedia guidelines).
- Prof. Dr. Hubert Wolf, history of Christianity/Catholic theology, Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz Prize
Honorary Doctors
- Prof. Dr. Dr. h.c. Jan Assmann (D. theol. h.c. Faculty of Proestant Theology (1998))
- Prof. Dr. Dr. h.c. Arnold L. Demain, Biotechnology (2003 Department of Biology, Faculty of Natural Science and Mathematics)
- Prof. Dr. Dr. h.c. Ernst-Wolfgang Böckenförde, Judge, Bundesverfassungsgericht (2001 Faculty of Law)
- Prof. Dr. Dr. h.c. David A. O. Edward, Judge (2001 Faculty of Law)
- Prof. Dr. h.c. Gilberto Freyre Ph. D.
- Dr. h.c. Mikhail Gorbachev
- Dr. h.c. Manfred Gotthardt (2003 Faculty of Health Science (Medicine))
- Prof. Dr. Dr. h.c. Tomas Hammar, Political Scientist (2002 Faculty of Philosophie)
- Dr. h.c. Wim Kok, Prime Minister (Netherlands) (2003 Faculty of Philosophie)
- Dr. h.c. Hanna-Renate Laurien, Theologian (1996 Faculty of Catholic Theology)
- Prof. Dr. Dr. h.c. Robert Leicht, Reporter (2003 Faculty of Protestant Theology)
- Dr. h.c. Reinhard Mohn, Director Bertelsmann (2001 Faculty of Economics (Münster School of Business Administration and Economics))
- Dr. h.c. Rupert Neudeck
- Dr. h.c. Jean-Claude Juncker, Prime Minister (Luxembourg)
- Prof. Dr. Dr. h.c. Hubert Schmidbaur, Chemist (2005 Department of Chemistry and Pharmacy, Faculty of Natural Science and Mathematics)
- Dr. h.c. Erich Schumann, Jurist (2002 Faculty of Law)
- Dr. h.c. Wolfgang Thierse, Politician
- Dr. h.c. Tenzin Gyatso, 14th Dalai Lama (2007 Faculty of Chemistry and Pharmacy)