Gerd Bucerius

Gerd Bucerius (19 May 1906 – 29 September 1995) was a German politician, publisher and journalist, one of the founding members of Die Zeit. He is the namesake of the Bucerius Law School in Hamburg and of the Bucerius Kunst Forum, an art gallery.

Life and career Bucerius was born in Westphalia, and studied law in Hamburg.

Honors and awards Bucerius is considered an important benefactor to Hamburg; upon the centenary of his birth, chancellor Helmut Schmidt called him among the most influential citizens of the city. His large fortune was handed over to the ZEIT-Stiftung Ebelin und Gerd Bucerius which Bucerius had created in 1971. The funds held by this foundation are used for the promotion of scientific, educational, cultural and artistic projects; the Bucerius Law School and the Bucerius Kunst Forum are its most important projects. In 2001, the Bucerius Institute for Research of Contemporary German History and Society at the University of Haifa was established by the ZEIT-Stiftung Ebelin und Gerd Bucerius and its chairman, Professor Dres. h.c. Manfred Lahnstein.

In 1986 Bucerius was given the Honorary Citizenship of Hamburg.

Other activities In 1983, Bucerius became a member of the advisory board of the Bertelsmann Stiftung and was an honorary member since 1993.