Alfried Krupp Institute for Advanced Study

Alfried Krupp Institute for Advanced Study
Founded2000
Coordinates54°05′43″N 13°22′43″E / 54.09528°N 13.37861°E / 54.09528; 13.37861

The Alfried Krupp Institute for Advanced Study in Greifswald (in German: Alfried Krupp Wissenschaftskolleg Greifswald) is an institute for advanced study named after Alfried Krupp von Bohlen und Halbach.[1] On 20 June 2000, this institute was founded by the Alfried Krupp von Bohlen und Halbach Foundation, the German Land (federal state) of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern and the University of Greifswald. These three founders (represented respectively, by Berthold Beitz, Peter Kauffold and Jürgen Kohler[2]) co-established and contributed to the Stiftung Alfried Krupp Kolleg Greifswald (Alfried Krupp Kolleg Greifswald Foundation),[3][4] which was entrusted with the task of establishing this Wissenschaftskolleg (institute for advanced study).[5] The Krupp Foundation contributed the plot of land and the building on it, valued at €15.3m, while Mecklenburg-Vorpommern and the University of Greifswald contributed the operational funding that initially amounted to €4.1m.[6]

Academic directors

History

The institute was created by the Alfried Krupp von Bohlen und Halbach Foundation, a German philanthropic foundation created from the holdings of the Krupp family upon the death of Alfried Krupp in 1967. Krupp was convicted after World War II of crimes against humanity for the genocidal manner in which he operated his factories; served three years in prison, and was pardoned, but not acquitted.[9][10] Krupp used almost 100,000 slave labourers, housed in abhorrent conditions where disease, hunger and dehydration was common. These slave labourers were employed across Krupp's factories.[11] One of his companies used slave labor from the Auschwitz concentration camp.[12] Alfried Krupp never admitted wrongdoing and he nor the institute have ever apologised for his crimes.

Notable fellows

The main rationale of Alfried Krupp Institute for Advanced Study is to further research through its Alfried Krupp Fellows Program.[13] Among others, the following fellows and scholars worked and delivered talks in the institute:[14]

References

  1. ^ Subsequent Nuremberg Proceedings, Case #10: The Krupp Case. Holocaust Encyclopedia. Washington DC: United States Holocaust Memorial Museum.
  2. ^ 10 Jahre Alfried Krupp Wissenschaftskolleg Greifswald, p 14
  3. ^ Stiftung Alfried-Krupp-Kolleg Greifswald
  4. ^ Stiftung Alfried Krupp Kolleg Greifswald
  5. ^ Alfried Krupp Wissenschaftskolleg Greifswald (information booklet in English), p 2.
  6. ^ 10 Jahre Alfried Krupp Wissenschaftskolleg Greifswald, p 13
  7. ^ a b Former Directors
  8. ^ Professor Dr. Ulla BonasAcademic Director
  9. ^ World War II Database: Alfried Krupp
  10. ^ Stanley Goldman. 2017. A Fuhrer of Industry: Krupp Before, During, and After Nuremberg. Loy. L.A. Int'l& Comp. L. Rev.. Vol 39, No 187.
  11. ^ Weinberg, Gerhard L.; Manchester, William (December 1969). "The Arms of Krupp, 1587-1968". Military Affairs. 33 (3): 420. doi:10.2307/1985166. ISSN 0026-3931. JSTOR 1985166.
  12. ^ Auschwitz-Birkenau - SS "Interest Zone" - Krupp armaments firm - Weichsel-Union-Metallwerke
  13. ^ Alfried Krupp Fellows Program.
  14. ^ 10 Jahre Alfried Krupp Wissenschaftskolleg Greifswald, pp 38-40
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