Klaus Tschira | |
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| Born | (1940-12-07)7 December 1940 Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany |
| Died | 31 March 2015(2015-03-31) (aged 74) Heidelberg, Germany |
| Education | University of Karlsruhe |
| Occupation | Businessman |
| Known for | Co-founder ofSAP AG |
| Spouse | Married |
| Children | Udo Tschira Harald Tschira[1] |
Klaus Tschira (7 December 1940 – 31 March 2015) was a Germanbillionaire entrepreneur and the co-founder of the German software companySAP AG.
After gaining hisDiplom in physics and working at IBM, Tschira co-founded the German software giantSAP AG in 1972 inMannheim, Germany together with Hans-Werner Hector,Dietmar Hopp,Hasso Plattner andClaus Wellenreuther. From 1998 to 2007, he was a board member at SAP. He was married to Gerda Tschira and had two sons,Harald andUdo.
He died on 31 March 2015 inHeidelberg.[2]
TheKlaus Tschira Foundation (KTF) was established by Tschira in 1995 as a non-profit organization. Its primary objective is to support projects in natural and computer sciences as well as mathematics.[3] The KTF places strong emphasis on public understanding in these fields. Tschira's commitment to this objective was honored in 1999 with the "Deutscher Stifterpreis" by the German National Academic Foundation (German: Studienstiftung). The KTF is located at the Villa Bosch inHeidelberg, Germany, the former residence of Nobel Prize laureate for chemistryCarl Bosch (1874–1940).
In 2008, Tschira and his wife Gerda founded the Gerda and Klaus Tschira Foundation.
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