Joachim Sauer (born April 19, 1949) is a German quantum chemist, full professor at the Humboldt University of Berlin. April 19 is the 109th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (110th in leap years). ... 1949 (MCMXLIX) is a common year starting on Saturday. ... Linus Pauling, as a pioneer of the valence bond theory, is one of the first quantum chemists. ... Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin The Humboldt University of Berlin (German Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin) is Berlins oldest university, founded in 1810 as the University of Berlin (Universität zu Berlin) by the liberal Prussian educational reformer and linguist Wilhelm von Humboldt whose university model has strongly influenced...

Scientifical career

Sauer studied chemistry from 1967 to 1972 at the Humboldt University of Berlin and was awared a Diploma in chemistry in 1972. He did research at his university till 1977. In 1977 he joined the Academy of Sciences, Central Institute of Physical Chemistry in Berlin, one of the leading scientifical institutes of the former GDR (East Germany). 1967 (MCMLXVII) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1972 (MCMLXXII) was a leap year that started on a Tuesday. ... Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin The Humboldt University of Berlin (German Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin) is Berlins oldest university, founded in 1810 as the University of Berlin (Universität zu Berlin) by the liberal Prussian educational reformer and linguist Wilhelm von Humboldt whose university model has strongly influenced... Disambiguation Page Global Depositary Receipt East Germany ... National motto: none Official languages German Capital East Berlin Largest city East Berlin Area  - Total  - % water Ranked 106th 108,333 km² Negligible Creation -Unified 7 October 1949 3 October 1990 Currency East German mark Time zone  â€“ in summer CET (UTC+1) CEST (UTC+2) National anthem Auferstanden aus Ruinen Internet...

For a brief time during and after the German reunification (1990-1991) he was the Deputy Technical Director (Catalysis and Sorption) for BIOSYM Technologies, San Diego/USA. He remained an advisor for BIOSYM till 2002. German reunification (Deutsche Wiedervereinigung) took place on October 3, 1990, when the areas of the former German Democratic Republic (GDR, in English commonly called East Germany) were incorporated into the Federal Republic of Germany (FRG, in English commonly called West Germany). After the GDRs first free elections on 18...

In 1992 he joined the Max Planck Society as Head of the Quantum Chemistry Group in Berlin. Since 1993 he has been a full professor of Physical and Theoretical Chemistry at the Humboldt University of Berlin. He is an active research scientist in chantum chemistry and computational chemistry. 1992 (MCMXCII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday. ... The Max-Planck-Gesellschaft zur Förderung der Wissenschaften e. ... Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin The Humboldt University of Berlin (German Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin) is Berlins oldest university, founded in 1810 as the University of Berlin (Universität zu Berlin) by the liberal Prussian educational reformer and linguist Wilhelm von Humboldt whose university model has strongly influenced...

Personal life

From his previous marriage to a fellow chemist, Sauer has two sons, Daniel and Adrian. On December 30, 1998, he married Angela Merkel (herself a doctor of physics who had once worked in chantum chemistry research), who later became chairwoman of the Christian Democratic Union and on November 22, 2005, first female Chancellor of Germany. December 30 is the 364th day of the year (365th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 1 day remaining. ... 1998 (MCMXCVIII) is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year of the Ocean. ... Angela Dorothea Merkel (born July 17, 1954) is the current Chancellor of Germany. ... This article needs cleanup. ... November 22 is the 326th day (327th on leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The German head of government has been known as the Chancellor (German: Kanzler) ever since the creation of the post. ...

Public visibility as husband of Angela Merkel

Due to the rise of his wife Sauer has gained far more public visibility than usual for a research scientist. He has expressed several times that he is not fond of this additional publicity. Angela Dorothea Merkel (born July 17, 1954) is the current Chancellor of Germany. ...

During the 2005 election campaign Joachim Sauer kept a very low profile, declining to give any interviews not related to his scientific work. After attending the Bayreuth Festival (an opera festival and a highly visible social event in Germany) with his wife, he was nicknamed "the phantom of the opera" by the German press. Prof. Sauer is known as a great lover of Wagner's music. Bayreuth Festspielhaus, as seen in 1882 The annual Bayreuth Festival in Bayreuth, Germany is devoted principally (but not exclusively) to performances of operas by the 19th century German composer Richard Wagner. ... The title character as depicted by Lon Chaney, Sr. ... Richard Wagner Wilhelm Richard Wagner (May 22, 1813 in Leipzig – February 13, 1883 in Venice) was an influential German composer, conductor, music theorist, and essayist, primarily known for his groundbreaking symphonic-operas (or music dramas). His compositions are notable for their continuous contrapuntal texture, rich harmonies and orchestration, and elaborate...

Even during his wife's election in the Bundestag, her inauguration and later her taking the oath of office Sauer was not present but - reportedly - sitting at home watching the event on TV. This caused something of an uproar among the German press. The next day Germany's premier tabloid "Bild-Zeitung" displayed the headline "Merkel - wo war ihr Mann?" ("Merkel - where was her husband?") The Bundestag (Federal Diet) is the parliament of Germany. ... An inauguration is a ceremony of formal investiture whereby an individual assumes an office or position of authority or power. ... The Bild-Zeitung (lit. ...

External link

• CV of Prof. Dr. Joachim Sauer