Daniel Huybrechts, born in Berlin in 1966, completed his doctorate at Humboldt University Berlin and the Max Planck Institute for Mathematics in Bonn. He also conducted research in Princeton and Paris, among other places. After his habilitation in Essen, he worked as a professor at the University of Cologne and at the Institut de Mathématiques de Jussieu in Paris. He has been a professor at the University of Bonn since 2005 and has been a member of the HCM since its foundation.
The Leopoldina was founded in 1652 and is one of the oldest scientific academies in the world. With around 1,500 members, the Leopoldina brings together outstanding scientists from Germany, Austria, Switzerland and many other countries. In 2008, the Leopoldina was appointed the German National Academy of Sciences. In this function, it represents German science in international bodies and speaks out on social and political issues in order to provide a non-partisan and objective framework for discussion.