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Also known as Max-Planck-Gesellschaft zur Förderung der Wissenschaften e. V., MPG, Max Planck Society for the Advancement of Science

association of German research institutes

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The Max Planck Society, abbreviated as MPG, is an active nonprofit organization and funder based in Munich, Germany. Established on February 26, 1948, the society operates with a total revenue of 2,563,800,000 and total assets of 3,626,300,000. It employs 23,963 individuals and has a member count of 1,384.

The organization maintains official websites in English and German and uses the hashtag MaxPlanckSociety for social media presence, where it has 186,440 followers. Its status is listed as active, and it is categorized under the name Max Planck Society in various databases.

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Key facts

Abbreviation
MPG
Predecessor
Kaiser Wilhelm Society
Formation
1911 ; 115 years ago ( 1911 )
Type
Non-profit research organization
Legal status
Eingetragener Verein (e. V.)
Headquarters
Munich , Germany
President
Patrick Cramer
Main organ
Senate
Budget
€2.1 billion (2023)
Staff
25,740 (2024)
Website
www .mpg .de /en

via Wikipedia infobox

Company

Jurisdiction
DE
Headquarters
München, DE

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Research organization · ROR

Type
Funder, Nonprofit
Founded
1948
Location
Munich, Germany
Also known as
MPG
Status
Active

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Official website

Homepage | Max-Planck-Gesellschaft

The Max Planck Society is Germany's premier, non-university research organization dedicated to fundamental research at 85 Max Planck Institutes.

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Wikidata facts

Named after
Max Planck
Official name
Max-Planck-Gesellschaft zur Förderung der Wissenschaften e. V.
Country
Germany
Located in
Munich
Headquarters
Munich
Chairperson
Patrick Cramer
Industry
research
Employees
23950
Revenue
2546300000
Official website
www.mpg.de/de
Image
München - Max-Planck-Gesellschaft.JPG
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topic's main category
Category:Max Planck Society
inception
1948-02-26
Commons category
Max Planck Society
category of associated people
Category:Max Planck Society people
native label
Max-Planck-Gesellschaft
board member
Hans F. Zacher
short name
MPG
language used
German
total assets
3626300000
social media followers
59000
member count
1384
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Duruelo
hashtag
MaxPlanckSociety
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Encyclopedic overview

Max Planck, after whom the society is named The Max Planck Society for the Advancement of Science (German: Max-Planck-Gesellschaft zur Förderung der Wissenschaften e. V.; MPG) is a formally independent non-governmental and nonprofit association of German research institutes. Founded in 1911 as the Kaiser Wilhelm Society, it was renamed to the Max Planck Society in 1948 in honor of its former president, theoretical physicist Max Planck. The society is funded by the federal and state governments of Germany.

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