Honorary Members –A special distinction foroutstanding dedication and service

The German Mineralogical Society appoints individuals as honorary members who have made outstanding contributions to the Society or to the field of mineralogy. In doing so, it recognizes significant achievements in the discipline and long-standing commitment.

2025 Gerhard Franz Berlin, Germany  
2022 Wolfhard Wimmenauer Freiburg, Germany † 2023
2020 Klaus Keil Honolulu, USA † 2022
2019 Christian Chopin Paris, France  
2017 Walter V. Maresch Bochum, Germany  
2017 Klaus Heide Jena, Germany † 2023
2016 Herbert Palme Frankfurt, Germany  
2016 Herbert Kroll Münster, Germany  
2015 Jochen Hoefs Göttingen, Germany  
2015 Martin Okrusch Würzburg, Germany  
2015 Hans A. Seck Cologne, Germany † 2016
2015 Friedrich Seifert Bayreuth, Germany † 2026
2006 Peter Paufler Dresden, Germany  
2005 Karl Hans Wedepohl Göttingen, Deutschland † 2016
2005 Friedrich Liebau Kiel, Germany † 2011
2004 Egon Althaus Karlsruhe, Germany † 2022
2002 Volkmar Trommsdorff Zurich, Switzerland † 2005
2000 Werner Schreyer Bochum, Germany † 2006
1995 Horst Saalfeld Hamburg, Germany † 2022
1992 Heinz Jagodzinski Munich, Germany † 2012
1991 Josef Zemann Vienna, Austria † 2022
1988 Hans Ulrich Bambauer Münster, Germany † 2021
1982 Georges A. Deicha Paris, France † 2011
1982 Hugo Strunz Berlin, Germany † 2006
1981 Walter Noll Leverkusen, Germany † 1987
1981 Doris Schachner Aachen, Germany † 1988
1980 Werner Nowacki Bern, Switzerland † 1988
1980 Heinz Meixner Salzburg, Austria † 1981
1976 Fritz Laves Zurich, Switzerland † 1978
1975 Theodor Ernst Erlangen, Germany † 1983
1973 George. T. Faust Basking Ridge, USA † 1985
1972 Hermann Rose Hamburg, Germany † 1976
1971 Emil Lehmann Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany † 1981
1971 Adolf Pabst Berkeley, USA † 1990
1970 Thomas F. W. Barth Oslo, Norway † 1971
1968 J. Frank Schairer Washington, USA † 1970
1963 Felix Machatschki Vienna, Austria † 1970
1962 Carl W. Correns Göttingen, Germany † 1980
1958 Paul Peter Ewald Ithaca, USA † 1985
1957 Martin Julian Buerger Cambridge, USA † 1986
1953 Walther Kossel Tübingen, Germany † 1956
1953 Iwan Stranski Berlin, Germany † 1979
1953 Hermann Tertsch Vienna, Austria † 1962
1950 Pirkko Eskola Helsinki, Finland † 1964
1950 Percy Dudgeon Quensel Stockholm, Sweden † 1966
1950 Karl-Hermann Scheumann Bonn, Germany † 1964
1949 Paul Niggli Zurich, Switzerland † 1953
1948 Hermann Steinmetz Munich, Germany † 1964
1947 Otto H. Erdmannsdörfer Heidelberg, Germany † 1955
1947 Ferdinand von Wolff Halle (Saale), Deutschland † 1952
1938 Josef Emanuel Hibsch Vienna, Austria † 1940
1935 Gustav Klemm Darmstadt, Germany † 1938
1932 Friedrich Rinne Freiburg, Germany † 1933
1932 Edward H. Kraus Ann Arbor, USA † 1973
1932 Charles Palache Cambridge, USA † 1954
1931 Reinhard Brauns Bonn, Deutschland † 1937
1931 Gottlob Linck Jena, Germany † 1947
1927 Leonard James Spencer London, UK † 1959
1927 Jakob Johannes Sederholm Helsinki, Finland † 1934
1927 Henry Alexander Miers Manchester, UK † 1942
1925 Gustav Tschermak Vienna, Austria † 1927
1924 Waldemar Christofer Brøgger Oslo, Norway † 1940
1924 Max von Laue Berlin, Germany † 1960
1924 Friedrich Becke Vienna, Austria † 1931

Nominate an Honorary Member

Any DMG member may nominate a person for honorary membership. Eligible nominations are decided upon by the General Assembly. Further information on the nomination procedure is available in the Statutes for Awards.

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