Prof. Dr. Robert Picht
*1937 in Berlin, †2008 in Hinterzarten. Degree in Romance languages and literature and Sociology in Freiburg, Munich, Madrid, Frankfurt and Paris, lives and works in Freiburg and Brussels, Member of the "Studienstiftung des Deutschen Volkes"
In memoriam
We are mourning the death of Professor Dr. Robert Picht, chairman of our Advisory Board and longtime friend who died on 24 September 2008 at the age of 70 years. Robert Picht was significantly involved in the buildup of the Allianz Kulturstiftung as a founder member and chairman of the Advisory Board and added a clear European profile to it.
| 1966 | Magister artium of the University of Hamburg with a paper on Flaubert's Madame Bovary |
| 1965-1972 | Member of the Paris branch of the German Academic Exchange Service as well as Lecturer in German language and German studies at various colleges in Paris (e.g., Ecole Nationale d'Administration, Institut d'Etudes Politiques, ENSA Grignon) |
| 1972 | Promotion at the Sorbonne on an educational and sociological subject: Les étudiants germanistes et l'Allemagne |
| 1972-2000 | Director of the German-French Institute in Ludwigsburg |
| 1974-1975 | Lecturer in Sociology at the University Paris-Asnières |
| 1983-1985 | Lecturer in German Studies at the University of Bologna |
| From 1984 | Lecturer at the Open University of Hagen |
| From 1988 | Lecturer at the College of Europe in Bruges |
| From 1990 | Honorary Professor of "Sociology in international relations" at the Open University of Hagen |
| From 1994 | Professor of European Sociology and Director for interdisciplinary studies at the College of Europe, Bruges |
Appointments:
| 1974-1995 | Member of the Board of Governors of the European Cultural Foundation in Amsterdam; since 1976 President of the Executive Committee, 1978-1995 Vice President of the Foundation |
| Since 1980 | Member of the Board of Trustees of "Stiftung Merkur" |
| Since 1982 | Member of the Board of Directors of the Institute für European Politics, Bonn |
| 1983-2000 | Board Member of the Comité d¹étude des relations franco-allemandes, Paris |
| Since 2000 | Chairman of the Advisory Board of the Allianz Cultural Foundation |
Awards:
| 1984 | Straßbourg - gold medal of the Foundation F.V.S. |
| 1985 | Officier de l'Ordre National du Mérite |
| 1989 | Medal of the city of Ludwigsburg |
| 1993 | German Order of Merit |
| 1999 | Officier de la Legion d'honneur |
Publications (Author and Editor):
| 1976-78 | Deutschlandstudien (Studies on Germany) I and II, Bonn; |
| 1978 | Frankreich-Deutschland-Europa. Bilanz einer schwierigen Partnerschaft, Munich; (France-Germany-Europe. Taking stock of a difficult partnership) |
| 1981 | Frankreich-Deutschland, Bausteine zum Systemvergleich I and II, Stuttgart; (France-Germany, elements for comparing systems) |
| 1982 | Das Bündnis im Bündnis. Deutsch-französische Beziehungen im internationalen Spannungsfeld, Berlin; (The alliance within the alliance. German-French relations within the international area of tension) |
| 1988 | Frankreich-Jahrbuch (1988 ff); (France yearbook) |
| 1988 | Über die Freundschaft hinaus. Deutsch-französische Beziehungen ohne Illusionen, Stuttgart; (Going beyond friendship. German-French relations without illusions) |
| 1989 | Esprit/Geist. 100 Schlüsselbegriffe für Deutsche und Franzosen; (Spirit/wit. 100 key concepts for German and French people) |
| 1990 | Au jardin des malentendus. Le commerce franco-allemand des idées; (In the garden of misunderstandings. The franco-german interchange of ideas) |
| 1990 | Motor für Europa? Deutsch-französischer Bilateralismus und europäische Integration; (Driving force for Europe? German-French bilateralism and European integration) |
| 1991 | De Gaulle, Deutschland und Europa; (De Gaulle, Germany and Europe) |
| 1993 | European societies between diversity and convergence; |
| 1994 | L'identité européenne. Analyses et propositions pour le renforcement d'une Europe pluraliste; (The European identity. Analyses and proposals for strengthening a pluralistic Europe) |
| 1995 | Handeln für Europa. Deutsch-französische Zusammenarbeit in einer veränderten Welt; (Acting for Europe. German-French cooperation in a changed world) |
| 1997 | Fremde Freunde. Deutsche und Franzosen vor dem 21. Jahrhundert; (Foreign friends. German and French people prior to the 21st century) |
| 1997 | Au jardin des malentendus. Le commerce franco-allemand des idées (revised edition) |
| 1998 | A Pilot Study on Innovating Educations in Europe: The Role of Foundations and Corporate Funders |
