Carl Friedrich von Siemens Foundation

Carl Friedrich von Siemens Foundation
Formation1958 in Munich
FounderErnst von Siemens
PurposePromotion of science
HeadquartersSchloss Nymphenburg
Managing Director
Isabel Pfeiffer-Poensgen
Websitehttps://www.cfvss.de
A square, two-storey building, painted in alternating yellow and white, with a decorative gable and a brick roof.
The Carl Friedrich von Siemens Foundation building in Munich
Isabel Pfeiffer-Poensgen
Isabel Pfeiffer-Poensgen, managing director

The Carl Friedrich von Siemens Foundation aims to promote science. The foundation was established in 1958 on the initiative of entrepreneur Ernst von Siemens. The managing director was the philosopher Heinrich Meier until March 2022.[1] In the summer semester of 2022, the literary scholar Marcel Lepper took over the management.[2] Since February 22, 2023, the foundation has been temporarily managed by Carola Schütt, who previously held the commercial management.[3] Armin Mohler, who popularized the concept of the conservative revolution, chaired the foundation for many years from 1964 to 1985, making the foundation a central place for the “New Right” of the time.[4][5][6]

  1. ^ Homepage of Carl Friedrich von Siemens Stiftung, accessed on 8. Februar 2013
  2. ^ Marcel Lepper appointed Managing Director of the Carl Friedrich von Siemens Foundation. Accessed on 5. November 2021.
  3. ^ The team of the Carl Friedrich von Siemens Foundation. Accessed February 28, 2023
  4. ^ Die "Neue Rechte" und die Carl-Friedrich-von-Siemens-Stiftung: Das Fremde ausstoßen, Süddeutsche Zeitung 2. March 2023
  5. ^ Knut Cordsen: Siemens-Stiftung: Marcel Lepper äußert sich erstmals zu Rauswurf. Bayerischer Rundfunk, 11. April 2023, accessed 18. April 2023.
  6. ^ Bargeld im Altherrenclub – Was führte zum Eklat um die Carl Friedrich von Siemens Stiftung, der Literaturwissenschaftler Marcel Lepper im Gespräch (Ankündigung auf der Programvorschauseite), Reformbedarf. Marcel Lepper zur Geschichte der C.F.v.Siemens Stiftung, mit Michael Köhler, Deutschlandfunk 11. April 2023, 9.53 minute Audio-Version