John F. Kennedy Memorial Fellows (1967-2009)
The following directory lists the scholars who were awarded the John F. Kennedy Memorial Fellowship in 1967-2009.
Jessica Gienow-Hecht was a John F. Kennedy Memorial Fellow in 1999-2000
2000-2009
Director, Max Planck Institute for the Study of Societies, Cologne; John F. Kennedy Memorial Fellow & Visiting Scholar 2001-2002, Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies, Harvard University
Associate Professor, School of Public Policy and Director of the MA Program, Central European University; John F. Kennedy Memorial Fellow & Visiting Scholar 2007-2008, Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies, Harvard University
John F. Kennedy Memorial Fellow & Visiting Scholar 2009-2010, Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies, Harvard University; Visiting Scholar 2009-2010, Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies, Harvard University
Malvin and Lea Bank Associate Professor of Jewish Studies and History, Department of History, Pennsylvania State University; John F. Kennedy Memorial Fellow & Visiting Scholar 2007-2008, Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies, Harvard University
Professor, Department of History, State University of New York at Buffalo; John F. Kennedy Memorial Fellow & Visiting Scholar 2001-2002, Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies, Harvard University
Senior Lecturer, University College London Faculty of Laws; John F. Kennedy Memorial Fellow & Visiting Scholar 2001-2002, Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies, Harvard University
Shapell-Guerin Chair in Jewish Studies and Professor of History, University of Southern California; John F. Kennedy Memorial Fellow & Visiting Scholar 2002-2003, Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies, Harvard University
Professor of Sociology, University of Tuebingen; John F. Kennedy Memorial Fellow & Visiting Scholar 2005-2006, Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies, Harvard University
John F. Kennedy Memorial Fellow & Visiting Scholar 2000-2001, Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies, Harvard University
Professor of Political Science, Faculty of Philosophy and Social Sciences, Augsburg University; John F. Kennedy Memorial Fellow & Visiting Scholar 2000-2001, Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies, Harvard University
Professor, University of Potsdam; John F. Kennedy Memorial Fellow & Visiting Scholar 2006-2007, Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies, Harvard University
Professor of Modern History, University of Kiel; John F. Kennedy Memorial Fellow & Visiting Scholar 2004-2005, Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies, Harvard University
Lecturer in Modern European History, Edinburgh University; John F. Kennedy Memorial Fellow & Visiting Scholar 2005-2006, Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies, Harvard University
Professor of Public Economics and Economic Policy, Technical University of Darmstadt; John F. Kennedy Memorial Fellow 2002-2003 & Visiting Scholar 2021-2022, Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies, Harvard University
Member, World Future Council; Director of Development/Strategic Affairs, Thyssen-Bornemisza Art Contemporary; John F. Kennedy Memorial Fellow & Visiting Scholar 2007-2008, Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies, Harvard University
Professor of European and Global History & Associate Dean of Research, Maastricht University; John F. Kennedy Memorial Fellow & Visiting Scholar 2006-2007, Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies, Harvard University
Assistant Professor, Department of History, University of Freiburg; John F. Kennedy Memorial Fellow & Visiting Scholar 2008-2009, Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies, Harvard University
Professor of Sociology and Director,, Institute of Sociology, University of Zurich; John F. Kennedy Memorial Fellow & Visiting Scholar 2003-2004, Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies, Harvard University
John F. Kennedy Memorial Fellow 2009-2010, Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies, Harvard University; Visiting Scholar 2009-2010, Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies, Harvard University
John F. Kennedy Memorial Fellow 2009-2010, Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies, Harvard University; Visiting Scholar 2009-2010, Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies, Harvard University
John F. Kennedy Memorial Fellow & Visiting Scholar 2004-2005, Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies, Harvard University
Professor of Political Science, FernUniversität Hagen; John F. Kennedy Memorial Fellow & Visiting Scholar 2005-2006, Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies, Harvard University
John F. Kennedy Memorial Fellow & Visiting Scholar 2008-2009, Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies, Harvard University
Trans-Atlantic Fellow, German Marshall Fund of the U.S.; John F. Kennedy Memorial Fellow & Visiting Scholar 2000-2001, Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies, Harvard University
John F. Kennedy Memorial Fellow & Visiting Scholar 2003-2004, Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies, Harvard University
Professor for Comparative Politics, Goethe University; External Fellow, Mannheim Centre for European Social Research (MZES), University of Mannheim; Max Weber Chair in German and European Studies, NYU
John F. Kennedy Memorial Fellow & Visiting Scholar 2004-2005, Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies, Harvard University
1990-2000
Professor of Theoretical Sociology, Institute for Sociology, University of Hanover; John F. Kennedy Memorial Fellow & Visiting Scholar 1998-1999, Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies, Harvard University
University Professor of Comparative Politics and Political Economy, University of Göttingen; John F. Kennedy Memorial Fellow & Visiting Scholar 1997-1998, Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies, Harvard University
Professor of Contemporary History, University of Geneva; John F. Kennedy Memorial Fellow & Visiting Scholar 1994-1995, Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies, Harvard University; Visiting Scholar 1994-1995, CES, Harvard University
Chair of Macrosociology, University of Mannheim; John F. Kennedy Memorial Fellow & Visiting Scholar 1999-2000, Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies, Harvard University
John F. Kennedy Memorial Fellow & Visiting Scholar 1999-2000 †1993, Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies, Harvard University
Chair, Department of History, John F. Kennedy Institute for North American Studies, Free University of Berlin; John F. Kennedy Memorial Fellow & Visiting Scholar 1999-2000, Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies, Harvard University
Professor of Modern History, Ludwig-Maximilian University of Munich; John F. Kennedy Memorial Fellow & Visiting Scholar 1992-1993, Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies, Harvard University
Professor of Information Systems and Inter-Organisational Systems, University of Münster; John F. Kennedy Memorial Fellow & Visiting Scholar 1992-1993, Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies, Harvard University
Rector, Bavarian School of Public Policy, Ludwig-Maximilian University of Munich; John F. Kennedy Memorial Fellow & Visiting Scholar 1991-1992, Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies, Harvard University
Project Manager, Stiftung Bayerisches Amerikahaus gGmbH, Bavarian Center for Transatlantic Relations; John F. Kennedy Memorial Fellow & Visiting Scholar 1996-1997 †2002, Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies, Harvard University
Professor of Econometrics, Swiss Institute for Empirical Economic Research (SEW-HSG), University of St. Gallen; John F. Kennedy Memorial Fellow & Visiting Scholar 1994-1995, Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies, Harvard University
Professor of History, Free University, Berlin; John F. Kennedy Memorial Fellow & Visiting Scholar 1993-1994, Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies, Harvard University
Visiting Scholar 1995-1996, CES, Harvard University; John F. Kennedy Memorial Fellow 1995-1996, CES, Harvard University; Professor of Sociology, University of Bamberg
Visiting Scholar 1991-1992, CES, Harvard University; John F. Kennedy Memorial Fellow 1991-1992, CES, Harvard University; Head of Department, National Association of Statutory Health Insurance Physicians, KBV
Visiting Scholar 1996-1997, CES, Harvard University; John F. Kennedy Memorial Fellow 1996-1997, CES, Harvard University
Visiting Scholar 1997-1998, CES, Harvard University; John F. Kennedy Memorial Fellow 1997-1998, CES, Harvard University
Professor of Political Science and History, University of Victoria; Visiting Scholar 1998-1999, CES, Harvard University; John F. Kennedy Memorial Fellow 1998-1999, CES, Harvard University
Visiting Scholar 1998-1999, CES, Harvard University; John F. Kennedy Memorial Fellow 1998-1999, CES, Harvard University
Professor of Political Science, Chair of International Politics, Ruhr University Bochum; John F. Kennedy Memorial Fellow 1995-1996, CES, Harvard University; Visiting Scholar 1995-1996, CES, Harvard University
Professor of Central European History, University of Vienna; Visiting Scholar 1997-1998, Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies, Harvard University; John F. Kennedy Memorial Fellow 1997-1998, Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies, Harvard University
Visiting Scholar 1996-1997, Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies, Harvard University; John F. Kennedy Memorial Fellow 1996-1997, CES, Harvard University
Visiting Scholar 1993-1994, Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies, Harvard University; John F. Kennedy Memorial Fellow 1993-1994, CES, Harvard University
Visiting Scholar 1993-1994, Minda de Gunzbeurg Center for European Studies, Harvard University; John F. Kennedy Memorial Fellow 1993-1994, CES, Harvard University
Visiting Scholar 1994-1995, Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies, Harvard University; John F. Kennedy Memorial Fellow 1994-1995, Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies, Harvard University
Visiting Scholar 1990-1991, Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies, Harvard University; John F. Kennedy Memorial Fellow 1990-1991, Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies, Harvard University
Visiting Scholar 1991-1992, Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies, Harvard University; John F. Kennedy Memorial Fellow 1991-1992, Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies, Harvard University
Visiting Scholar 1995-1996, Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies, Harvard University; John F. Kennedy Memorial Fellow 1995-1996, Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies, Harvard University
1980-1990
Professor of Political Theory and History of Ideas, Friedrich Schiller University of Jena; Visiting Scholar 1988-1989, Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies, Harvard University; John F. Kennedy Memorial Fellow 1988-1989, Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies, Harvard University
Professor Emeritus of Business Administration, Corporate Development and Organization, Cologne University; Visiting Scholar 1989-1990, Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies, Harvard University; John F. Kennedy Memorial Fellow 1989-1990, Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies, Harvard University
International Tax Partner, PricewaterhouseCoopers AG; Honorary Professor, University of Mannheim; Visiting Scholar 1982-1983, CES, Harvard University; John F. Kennedy Memorial Fellow 1982-1983, CES, Harvard University
Visiting Scholar 1988-1989, Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies, Harvard University; John F. Kennedy Memorial Fellow 1988-1989, Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies, Harvard University
Professor Emeritus of Modern History, Friedrich Schiller University of Jena; Visiting Scholar 1985-1986, Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies, Harvard University; John F. Kennedy Memorial Fellow 1985-1986, Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies, Harvard University
Professor Emeritus of 19th & 20th Century History, University of Potsdam; Visiting Scholar 1980-1981, Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies, Harvard University; John F. Kennedy Memorial Fellow 1980-1981, Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies, Harvard University
Professor, Socium Center for Inequality and Social Policy, University of Bremen; Visiting Scholar 1989-1990, Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies, Harvard University; John F. Kennedy Memorial Fellow 1989-1990, Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies, Harvard University
Visiting Scholar 1980-1981, Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies, Harvard University; John F. Kennedy Memorial Fellow 1980-1981, Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies, Harvard University
University Professor of Modern History, Philipps University of Marburg; Visiting Scholar 1983-1984, Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies, Harvard University; John F. Kennedy Memorial Fellow 1983-1984, Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies, Harvard University
Visiting Scholar 1984-1985, Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies, Harvard University; John F. Kennedy Memorial Fellow 1984-1985, Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies, Harvard University
Visiting Scholar 1984-1985, Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies, Harvard University; John F. Kennedy Memorial Fellow 1984-1985, Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies, Harvard University
Professor of Political Science, Leibniz University of Hannover; Visiting Scholar 2018-2019, CES, Harvard University; John F. Kennedy Memorial Fellow 1983-1984, CES, Harvard University
Director, Center for the Study of Discrimination Based on Sexual Orientation, Free University of Berlin; Visiting Scholar 1982-1983, Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies, Harvard University; John F. Kennedy Memorial Fellow 1982-1983, Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies, Harvard University
Professor Emeritus, Berlin Social Science Center (WZB); John F. Kennedy Memorial Policy Fellow 2016-2017, Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies, Harvard University; John F. Kennedy Memorial Fellow 1988-1989, Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies, Harvard University; Visiting Scholar 1988-1989, Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies, Harvard University; John F. Kennedy Memorial Policy Fellow 2024-2025, Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies, Harvard University
Visiting Scholar 1986-1987, Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies, Harvard University; John F. Kennedy Memorial Fellow 1986-1987, Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies, Harvard University
Visiting Scholar 1981-1982, Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies, Harvard University; John F. Kennedy Memorial Fellow 1981-1982 †2005, Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies, Harvard University
Professor of Sociology, University of Minnesota; Visiting Scholar 1987-1988, Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies, Harvard University; John F. Kennedy Memorial Fellow 1987-1988, Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies, Harvard University
Professor Emeritus of Economics, University of Konstanz; Visiting Scholar 1989-1990, Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies, Harvard University; John F. Kennedy Memorial Fellow 1989-1990, Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies, Harvard University
Visiting Scholar 1984-1985, Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies, Harvard University; John F. Kennedy Memorial Fellow 1984-1985, Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies, Harvard University
1970-1980
Visiting Scholar 1976-1977, Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies, Harvard University; John F. Kennedy Memorial Fellow 1976-1977, Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies, Harvard University
Emeritus Professor of Political Science and Sociology, University of Bielefeld; Visiting Scholar 1972-1973, Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies, Harvard University; John F. Kennedy Memorial Fellow 1972-1973, Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies, Harvard University
Professor Emeritus of History, Free University of Berlin; Visiting Scholar 1974-1975, Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies, Harvard University; John F. Kennedy Memorial Fellow 1974-1975, Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies, Harvard University
John F. Kennedy Memorial Fellow 1977-1978†, Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies, Harvard University; Visiting Scholar 1997-1998†, Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies, Harvard University
Visiting Scholar 1977-1978, Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies, Harvard University; John F. Kennedy Memorial Fellow 1977-1978, Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies, Harvard University
Visiting Scholar 1977-1978 †, Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies, Harvard University; John F. Kennedy Memorial Fellow 1977-1978 †, Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies, Harvard University
Emeritus Professor, University of Leipzig; John F. Kennedy Memorial Fellow 1976-1977, Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies, Harvard University; Visiting Scholar 1976-1977, Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies, Harvard University
Visiting Scholar 1973-1974, Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies, Harvard University; John F. Kennedy Memorial Fellow 1973-1974, Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies, Harvard University; Emeritus Professor, Arizona State University and University of Bremen
Visiting Scholar 1975-1976, Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies, Harvard University; John F. Kennedy Memorial Fellow 1975-1976, Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies, Harvard University
Visiting Scholar 1978-1979, Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies, Harvard University; John F. Kennedy Memorial Fellow 1978-1979, Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies, Harvard University
Visiting Scholar 1972-1973, Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies, Harvard University; John F. Kennedy Memorial Fellow 1972-1973, Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies, Harvard University
Fellow, Project on Europe and the Transatlantic Relationship, Harvard Kennedy School; Local Affiliate, Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies, Harvard University; John F. Kennedy Memorial Fellow & Visiting Scholar (1977-1978), Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies, Harvard University; Visiting Scholar (1985-1986), Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies, Harvard University
John F. Kennedy Memorial Fellow 1972-1973 †, Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies, Harvard University; Visiting Scholar 1972-1973 †, Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies, Harvard University
Emeritus Director, Max Planck Institute for the Study of Societies; Visiting Scholar 2004-2005, Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies, Harvard University; John F. Kennedy Memorial Policy Fellow & Visiting Scholar 1971-1972, Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies, Harvard University
Visiting Scholar 1970-1971 †, Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies, Harvard University; John F. Kennedy Memorial Fellow 1970-1971†, Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies, Harvard University
Visiting Scholar 1979-1980, Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies, Harvard University; John F. Kennedy Memorial Fellow 1979-1980, Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies, Harvard University; Research Fellow, Department of History and Cultural Studies & Korea Institute, Free University of Berlin
Visiting Scholar 1979-1980 †, Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies, Harvard University; John F. Kennedy Memorial Fellow 1979-1980 †, Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies, Harvard University
Emeritus Professor of Political Science, Goethe University Frankfurt; Visiting Scholar 1970-1971, Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies, Harvard University; John F. Kennedy Memorial Fellow 1970-1971, Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies, Harvard University
Founding Executive Director of the House of Finance (2006-2008), Goethe University Frankfurt; Visiting Scholar 1973-1974 †, Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies, Harvard University; John F. Kennedy Memorial Fellow 1973-1974 †, Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies, Harvard University
Visiting Scholar 1976-1977, Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies, Harvard University; John F. Kennedy Memorial Fellow 1976-1977, Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies, Harvard University
John F. Kennedy Memorial Fellow 1975-1976 †, Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies, Harvard University; Visiting Scholar 1975-1976 †, Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies, Harvard University
Professor, Department of History, Humboldt University of Berlin; John F. Kennedy Memorial Fellow 1968-1969, Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies, Harvard University
Emeritus Professor of Public Administration, Social Science Institute, Humboldt University of Berlin; John F. Kennedy Memorial Fellow 1971-1972, Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies, Harvard University; Visiting Scholar 1971-1972, Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies, Harvard University
Visiting Scholar 1977-1978, Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies, Harvard University; John F. Kennedy Memorial Fellow 1977-1978, Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies, Harvard University
1967-1970
Professor Emeritus, Institute for International Politics, Helmut Schmidt University; John F. Kennedy Memorial Fellow 1967-1968, CES, Harvard University
Professor Emeritus of Sociology, Free University of Berlin and WZB Berlin Social Science Center; John F. Kennedy Memorial Fellow 1968-1969 †, Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies, Harvard University
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