Joachim Sauer
Joachim Sauer | |
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Joachim Sauer at the Royal Society admissions day in London, July 2018 | |
| Born | 19 April 1949 |
| Spouse | |
| Children | 2 |
| Awards | Foreign Member of the Royal Society (2018) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Quantum chemistry |
| Institutions | Humboldt University of Berlin |
| Spouse of the Chancellor of Germany | |
| In role 22 November 2005 – 8 December 2021 | |
| Chancellor | Angela Merkel |
| Preceded by | Doris Schröder-Köpf |
| Succeeded by | Britta Ernst |
| Website | www |
Joachim Sauer ForMemRS (German pronunciation: [ˈjoːaxɪm ˈzaʊɐ]; born 19 April 1949) is a German quantum chemist and professor emeritus of physical and theoretical chemistry at the Humboldt University of Berlin. He is the husband of the former chancellor of Germany, Angela Merkel. He is one of the seven members of the board of trustees of the Friede Springer Foundation, formerly together with since deceased former German president Horst Köhler and others.