Professor Krzysztof Michalski Wins the 39th Theodor Heuss Prize
The Executive Board and the Board of Trustees of the Theodor-Heuss-Stiftung have awarded the 39th Theodor Heuss Prize to Krzysztof Michalski, the Rector of the Institute for Human Sciences (Vienna) and Professor of Philosophy at Boston University. The ceremony took place in the presence of the German Federal President Johannes Rau and former President Richard von Weizsäcker. The laudation was offered by the former Prime Minister of Saxony and Professor of Law, Kurt Biedenkopf. Previous laureates include Ralf Dahrendorf, Hans-Dietrich Genscher, Günther Grass, Juergen Habermas, Vaclav Havel, Helmut Schmidt, and Carl-Friedrich von Weizsaecker. An excerpt from the Jury’s statement is available on Dr. Michalski’s webpage.