# Gerald Haug

_German geologist and climatologist_

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Last updated: 2026-11-04

> Gerald H. Haug is a German geologic climatologist, prize winner of the Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz Prize and since 2007 he has a professorship at the ETH Zürich in Switzerland. In 2015 he became director of the Climate Geochemistry Department and Scientific Member at the Max Planck Institute for Chemistry in Mainz and since March 2020, he became the new President of the National Academy of Sciences Leopoldina.

## Quick facts

- **Born:** 14 April 1968 ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1509907#P569))
- **Place of birth:** Karlsruhe ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1509907#P19))
- **Citizenship:** Germany ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1509907#P27))
- **Occupation:** geologist; university teacher; climatologist ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1509907#P106))
- **Education:** University of Karlsruhe; Kiel University ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1509907#P69))
- **Positions held:** president (since 1 March 2020) ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1509907#P39))
- **Awards:** Albert Maucher prize; Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz Prize; Rössler Prize; Fellow of the American Geophysical Union ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1509907#P166))

## Questions

**When was Gerald Haug born?**  
Gerald Haug was born on 14 April 1968 in Karlsruhe.

**What positions has Gerald Haug held?**  
Positions held by Gerald Haug include: president (since 1 March 2020).

**Where did Gerald Haug study?**  
Gerald Haug was educated at University of Karlsruhe, Kiel University.

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## Sources

- [Wikipedia (English): Gerald Haug](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gerald_Haug) — [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)
- [Wikidata item Q1509907](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1509907) — [CC0 1.0](https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/)
- [Image: Gerald Haug.jpg by Carsten Costard für das Max-Planck-Institut für Chemie (CC BY-SA 4.0)](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Gerald_Haug.jpg)

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## Cite this page

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