Klaus Herlitz and Eva Herlitz (died 26 February 2021)[1] were a German married couple and businesspeople living in Berlin. They developed United Buddy Bears,[2][3] "an international symbol of collaboration among nations of what can be achieved when we work together toward a better tomorrow".[4]
On 1 October 2013, Eva and Klaus Herlitz received the Verdienstorden des Landes Berlin (Merit of the State of Berlin), for outstanding service to the state.[5] For outstanding social engagement Eva and Klaus Herlitz received the Bundesverdienstkreuz (Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany) medal on 17 January 2019.[6]
- ^ Trauer um Eva Herlitz, die Schöpferin der Berliner Buddy Bären
- ^ "Kuwait Times, August 1, 2002: "The United Buddy Bear Show"". Archived from the original on 8 May 2016. Retrieved 1 May 2016.
- ^ Diplomatisches Magazin, Februar 2014: "A Bear Goes Around the World – Eva and Klaus Herlitz, the inventors of the popular Berlin Bear Sculptures"
- ^ Ottawa Life Magazin: "Message from the German Ambassador to Canada on an Exciting Initiative to Mark the Fall of the Berlin Wall"
- ^ Ehrung für die Bären-Eltern.: Der Tagesspiegel, 26 September 2013, page 11
- ^ Müller übergibt Eva und Klaus Herlitz Bundesverdienstkreuz