Emeriti of Honour

Prof. Dr. Diethelm Klippel was appointed to the Chair of Civil Law and Legal History at the University of Bayreuth in 1995. Prof. Klippel's research focused on the field of legal history—in particular, the history of private law and the history of legal philosophy—, constitutional history, and civil law, especially the protection of personal rights and intellectual property law. He was the head of numerous research projects funded by the DFG, the Volkswagen Foundation, and the Fritz Thyssen Foundation.

Prof. Dr. Diethelm Klippel passed away on February 5, 2022.

Prof. Dr. Gudrun Miehe accepted a position at the University of Bayreuth in 1992 as Chair of African Studies I. As a representative of her field, she had a decisive influence on African studies research and teaching on African languages and literatures in Bayreuth. In 1996, she established the International Swahili Colloquium at the University of Bayreuth, which is funded by the DFG every two years. She was committed to preserving important cultural heritage in East Africa and devoted herself to another research focus on the Gur languages spoken in West Africa.

Prof. Dr. Markus Schwoerer is part of the founding generation of the University of Bayreuth and held the Chair of Experimental Physics II from 1975 until his retirement in 2005. From 1996 to 1998, he served as president and from 1998 to 2000 as vice president of the German Physical Society (DPG), in which he is still actively involved today. 

Prof. Dr. Jochen Sigloch was a full professor at the University of Bayreuth for a total of 35 years, from 1978 until his retirement in 2013. He was actively involved in academic self-administration, which was important to him: he served twice as dean of the Faculty of Law and Economics and was elected to the senate several times.