Robert Schober received on 18.02.2026 his certificate as a new member of Leopoldina.
Leopoldina was founded in 1652 in Schweinfurt/Germany and is thus the oldest continuously existing academy of natural sciences and medicine in the world. The Academy selects its members among outstanding scientists. Since its foundation over 7,000 individuals were appointed members. These include, among others, Marie Curie, Charles Darwin, Albert Einstein, Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, Alexander von Humboldt, Justus von Liebig and Max Planck. After years of travel while changing location following its respective president, Leopoldina eventually settled in 1878 in the Central German city Halle upon the River Saale. Today the Academy has 1,700 members from almost all branches of science.
Furthermore, Leopoldina was appointed Germany’s National Academy of Sciences in 2008. In this function, it has two special tasks: representing German science abroad and advising politicians and the public. It scientifically reviews and addresses key issues of prospective significance for society. The Academy operates irrespective of political and economic objectives. Its findings are conveyed to policy makers and the public alike, and nationally and internationally advocated.
