Mainau Declaration
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The Mainau Declaration refers to any one of three socio-political appeals by Nobel laureates who participated in the Lindau Nobel Laureate Meetings, the annual gathering with young scientists at the German town of Lindau. The name denotes that these declarations were presented on Mainau Island in Lake Constance, the traditional venue of the last day of the one-week meeting.
The Mainau Declaration refers to any one of three socio-political appeals by Nobel laureates who participated in the Lindau Nobel Laureate Meetings, the annual gathering with young scientists at the German town of Lindau. The name denotes that these declarations were presented on Mainau Island in Lake Constance, the traditional venue of the last day of the one-week meeting.
Signatories
The initial 18 signatories were: Kurt Alder Max Born Adolf Butenandt Arthur H. Compton Gerhard Domagk Hans von Euler-Chelpin Otto Hahn Werner Heisenberg George Hevesy Richard Kuhn Fritz Lipmann Hermann Joseph Muller Paul Hermann Müller Leopold Ruzicka Frederick Soddy Wendell M. Stanley Hermann Staudinger Hideki Yukawa
Signatories and supporters
The following Nobel laureates have thus far signed the Mainau Declaration 2015 or expressed their full support after its presentation. 36 Nobel laureates (left column) signed the declaration on 3 July 2015 on the final day of the 65th Lindau Nobel Laureate Meeting; 40 agreed later on for their names to be listed as signatories.
See also
Lindau Nobel Laureate Meetings
References
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