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Klaus Schwab

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Also known as Klaus Martin Schwab, Professor Klaus Martin Schwab, Professor Klaus Schwab

German economist, founder of World Economic Forum

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Person
Country
DE
Active from
1940-08-05
Active to
2024-01-11

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Total plays
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5 total works indexed

  1. VMD: Visual molecular dynamics

    · 1996 · cited 62,861x

  2. Initial sequencing and analysis of the human genome

    · 2001 · cited 18,612x

  3. Scalable molecular dynamics with NAMD

    · 2005 · cited 15,848x

  4. REACTIVE OXYGEN SPECIES: Metabolism, Oxidative Stress, and Signal Transduction

    · 2004 · cited 9,713x

  5. nnU-Net: a self-configuring method for deep learning-based biomedical image segmentation

    · 2020 · cited 9,182x

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Key facts

Preceded by
Office established
Succeeded by
Peter Brabeck-Letmathe (acting)
Born
( 1938-03-30 ) 30 March 1938 (age 88) , Ravensburg , Gau Württemberg-Hohenzollern , Nazi Germany (now Baden-Württemberg , Germany)
Spouse
Hilde Stoll ​ ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1971 ) ​
Children
2, including Nicole
Education
ETH Zürich ( Dr. Sc. Tech ), University of Fribourg ( Dr. Rer. Pol ), Harvard University ( MPA )

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Given name
Klaus
Family name
Schwab
Gender
male
Citizenship
Germany
Place of birth
Ravensburg
Occupation
pedagogue
Position held
chairperson
Languages spoken
English language
Native language
German
Field of work
economics
Image
Klaus Schwab - World Economic Forum Annual Meeting 2011.jpg
Work location
Ravensburg
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date of birth
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Encyclopedic overview

Klaus Martin Schwab ( German: [klaʊs ˈmaʁtiːn ʃvaːp]; born 30 March 1938) is a German mechanical engineer, economist, and founder of the World Economic Forum (WEF). He was the WEF's chairman from 1971 until his resignation in 2025.

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