1997
- Thomas Boehm - molecular development biology (Deutsches Krebsforschungszentrum, Heidelberg)
- Wolfgang Ertmer - experimental physics (University of Hannover)
- Angela D. Friederici - neuropsychology (Max Planck Institute for Neuropsychological Research, Leipzig)
- Georg Fuchs - microbiology (Albert Ludwigs University of Freiburg)
- Jean Karen Gregory - material science (Technical University of Munich)
- Andreas Kablitz - Romanische philology/Italianistik (University of Cologne)
- Matthias Kleiner - sheet metal forming (Technical University of Cottbus)
- Paul Knochel - organometallic chemistry (Philipps University of Marburg)
- Elisabeth Knust - development genetics (Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf)
- Stephan W. Koch - theoretical physics (Philipps University of Marburg)
- Christian F. Lehner - molecular genetics (University of Bayreuth)
- Stefan M. Maul - ancient orientalism (Ruprecht Karls University of Heidelberg)
- Ernst Mayr - information theory (Technical University of Munich)
- Gerhard Wörner - mineralogy/geochemistry (Georg August University of Göttingen)
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