Hans R. Jenemann (1920 - 1996), a chemist at Schott Glassworks in Mainz, became known for his contributions to the history of scientific instruments, especially historical analytical balances. Paul Bunge (1839 - 1888) set new standards as a precision mechanic and engineer in scale construction.
The Paul Bunge Prize of the Hans R. Jenemann Foundation, established in 1992, is awarded jointly by the GDCh and the German Bunsen Society for physical chemistry (DBG) for work on the history of scientific instruments. The award is presented annually, alternating between DBG general meetings and lecture conferences of the GDCh Division of History of Chemistry. The prize is advertised publicly and internationally. Anyone can make a nomination. Self-nominations are permitted.
To mark the 30th anniversary of the Paul Bunge Prize, the Hans R. Jenemann Foundation has invited all previous awardee in 2023 to reflect together on the topic of “Writing the History of Scientific Instruments: State of the Art and Future Perspectives”.
A brief history of the foundation and the prize as well as the program of the anniversary conference can be downloaded here:
Charlotte Bigg & Christoph Meinel (eds.), Paul Bunge Prize: History of Scientific Instruments, 1993-2023 (Frankfurt/Main: GDCh, 2023), 96 pp.
| 1993 | Klaus Hentschel, Göttingen Mara Miniati, Florence/Italy |
| 1994 | Matthias Dörries, Munich Heinz Otto Sibum, Cambridge/England |
| 1995 | Gerard L`Estrange Turner, Oxford/England |
| 1996 | David A. King, Frankfurt/Main Stuart M. Feffer, Aberdeen/USA |
| 1997 | Silvio A. Bedini, Washington DC/USA |
| 1998 | Robert Bud, London/England Deborah Jean Warner, Washington DC/USA |
| 1999 | Nicolas Rasmussen, Sydney/Australia |
| 2000 | Alan Q. Morton, London/England Richard J. Sorrenson, Bloomington/USA |
| 2001 | Jim Bennett, Oxford/England |
| 2002 | Paolo Brenni, Mendrisio/Switzerland and Florence/Italy |
| 2003 | Jean F. Johnston, Dumfries/Great Britain |
| 2004 | Jobst Broelmann, Munich Carsten Reinhardt, Regensburg |
| 2005 | Myles W. Jackson, Salem, OR/USA |
| 2006 | Inge Keil, Augsburg Davis Baird, Columbia, SC/USA |
| 2007 | Charlotte Bigg, Berlin |
| 2008 | Alison Morrison-Low, Edinburgh/Great Britain |
| 2009 | Jutta Schickore, Bloomington, Indiana/USA |
| 2010 | Henning Schmidgen, Berlin |
| 2011 | Matteo Valleriani, Berlin |
| 2012 | David Pantalony, Ottawa/Canada |
| 2013 | Marco Beretta, Bologna/Italy |
| 2014 | Cyrus Mody, Houston/USA |
| 2015 | Brian Gee, Leicester/UK (posthumous, † 2009) |
| 2016 | Robert Anderson, Cambridge/UK |
| 2017 | Simon Schaffer, Cambridge/UK |
| 2018 | Anthony Turner, The King's Mesnil/F |
| 2019 | Sara Schechner, Harvard, Cambridge/USA |
| 2020 | Simon Werrett, London/UK |
| 2021 | Liba Taub, Cambridge/UK |
| 2022 | Matthew L. Jones, Columbia University, New York/USA |
| 2023 | Robert W. Smith, University of Alberta, Edmonton/Canada |
| 2024 | Rebekah Higgitt, National Museums Scotland, Edinburgh/UK Peter Heering, University of Flensburg |
Dr. Charlotte Bigg, Center National de la Recherche Scientifique Paris (Chair)
Prof. Dr. Helmuth Trischler, German Museum Munich
Prof. Dr. Peter R. Schreiner, Justus Liebig University Gießen (board member of the GDCh)
Prof. Ralf Ludwig, University of Rostock (Chair of the DBG)
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