Heinz Krekeler

Heinz Krekeler began as a chemist. After completing his doctorate in 1930, he worked for IG Farben in Ludwigshafen and helped develop an electrolysis process for producing fluorine. Following the Second World War, he moved into economic administration and regional politics before entering the Federal Republic’s diplomatic service. ^{1, 2}

Krekeler served first in New York and then led West Germany’s representation in Washington during the restoration of relations. He became its first postwar ambassador as diplomatic relations were formally established in 1955. He later worked on the Euratom Commission and taught at universities in Münster and Munich. His foundation supported interdisciplinary research on democratic and liberal societies. ^{1, 2}