German Council of Science and Humanities
Additionally, distinguished visiting scholars have included, for instance, sociologists Shmuel N. Eisenstadt (1998, 1999, 2000, and 2001), Toby Huff (2000), and Paul Lichterman (2009), indologist Sheldon Pollock (2001), as well as historians Paolo Prodi (2007–2008) and Dan T. Carter (2009). In 2012, one of the Center's most prominent fellows, the historian of religion Jörg Rüpke, was appointed member of the German Council of Science and Humanities.