Fritz Thyssen Foundation
The Fritz Thyssen Foundation (German: Fritz Thyssen Stiftung) is a private nonprofit foundation in Germany, created on 7 July 1959 by Amélie Thyssen and Anita Gräfin Zichy-Thyssen[1][2] and named in memory of August and Fritz Thyssen.[2]
The Fritz Thyssen Foundation supports research in the fields of history, language and culture, state, economics, society and medicine, devoting special attention to support for junior researchers.[3] The award of grants to doctoral graduates and the funding of staff positions in projects help lay the material foundations for scientific work.[4]
The Foundation is based in Cologne, with representations in various cities.
References
- ↑ Establishment of Fritz Thyssen Foundation Thyssen Krupp. |accessdate=1 December 2013
- 1 2 Fritz Thyssen Foundation, About us > History, retrieved 2014-01-24.
- ↑ "Fritz Thyssen Foundation". The Hebrew University of Jerusalem. Retrieved 1 December 2013.
- ↑ About Us Thyssen Foundation
External links
- Fritz Thyssen Foundation (official website, in English)
Coordinates: 51°54′30″N 8°25′09″E / 51.90833°N 8.41917°E
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