MZES deeply saddened by death of Prof. Dr. Dr. h. c. Hermann Weber

The MZES is deeply saddened by the death of the renowned historian and political scientist Prof. Dr. Dr. h. c. Hermann Weber. Professor Weber was one of the co-founders of the MZES and member of the MZES Executive Board from 1989 to 1996. He was head of the research department on the history of the German Democratic Republic (GDR) and conducted numerous research projects at the MZES.

Professor Weber died December 29, 2014 at the age of 86. For an obituary (in German) please see link below.