Prof. Wolfgang A. Herrmann, President of the Technical University of Munich (TUM) was awarded the Mongelas Prize on the 55th anniversary of the Elysee Treaty, in which Charles de Gaulle and Konrad Adenauer laid the foundations for the German-French friendship. The Montgelas Society honors Herrmann’s contribution to the Bavarian-French cooperation in research and teaching. The award commemorates the Bavarian state reformer Maximilian Joseph Count von Montgelas (1759 - 1838). Montgelas is regarded by historians as "the most capable statesman who has ever guided the fortunes of Bavaria" (M. ...
