A tribute to Ernst Th. Rietschel: the gentleman scientist.

Abstract

Center Borstel (near Hamburg), Ernst Rietschel retired in December 2006. Ernst Rietschel retiring? Of course, one can’t imagine such a thing, and Ernst Rietschel will, in fact, continue his professional activities as President of the Leibniz Association, a German association that includes 84 associate facilities, 57 research institutes, 7 research museums, and 20 scientific service facilities. He has also been chairing, since May 2006, the European Medical Research Councils of the European Science Foundation.