History

Concerning information on the history of our Institute, the following articles may be interesting:

• Volker Remmert: Oberwolfach in the French Occupation Zone : 1945 to early 1950s, in: Revue d'histoire des mathématiques, Vol. 26 (2020), p. 121-172, DOI: 10.24033/rhm.230.
• Maria Remenyi: Oberwolfach im August 1949: Deutsch-Französische Sommerfrische, Mathematische Semesterberichte Vol. 58, No. 1 (2011), p. 1-12.
• Volker Remmert: Die Deutsche Mathematiker Vereinigung im Dritten Reich: Fach- und Parteipolitik, in: DMV-Mitteilungen Vol. 12 (2004), p. 223-245.
• Allyn Jackson: Oberwolfach, yesterday and today, in: Notices of the AMS Vol. 47, No. 7 (2000), p. 758-765.
• Marjorie Senechal: Mathematical Communities - Oberwolfach 1949-1964, in: The Mathematical Intelligencer Vol. 20, No. 4 (1998), p. 17-24.

We plan to provide more information at this place, soon.

History timetable

• September 1st, 1944: Foundation of the MFO, located in the old castle
• June 17th, 1959: Foundation of the Gesellschaft für Mathematische Forschung e.V., the mathematical society running the MFO
• October 10th, 1967: Inauguration of the guest house of the MFO, a gift of the VolkswagenStiftung
• June 13th, 1975: Inauguration of the library and meetings building of the MFO which replaced the old castle, also a gift of the VolkswagenStiftung
• May 26th, 1989: Inauguration of the extension of the guest building
• 1995: Establishment of the research programme "Research in Pairs"
• January 1st 2005: The MFO becomes a member of the Leibniz-Gemeinschaft
• 2007: Establishment of the post-doctoral programme "Oberwolfach Leibniz Fellows"
• May 5th, 2007: Inauguration of the library extension, a gift of the Klaus Tschira Stiftung and the VolkswagenStiftung
• 2005 - 2010: General restoration of the guest house and the library building