Patronage

A patron of the arts (including patronage, female patroness ) is a person who supports an institution, municipal entity or person with money or monetary values ​​in the implementation of a project, without requiring a direct exchange. The term patron derives from the Etruscan and Roman Gaius Maecenas Cilnius, the poet Virgil, Horace and Propertius promoted in the Augustan period.

Distinction between

Patrons can both encourage institutions such as museums, universities or orchestra as well as single people.

Patrons can be patron of the arts or for example, high school graduates who support the science, by acting against their former university as patrons. Many universities have an alumni association to promote this form of patronage.

The performance of patrons is purely voluntary, so it can be deleted at any time without notice for any reason.

An important function of patronage is amongst the targeted influencing of public opinion by promoting appropriate projects of social importance. Example could through this political expression of patronage, the Medici family develop their own position of power in Florence in the 15th century and last for several centuries - and in this and similar cases is controversial whether it can be really spoken of disinterested action.

Delimit From Patronage is also the euergetism (from the Greek Euergetes for the " benefactor "). This is unlike the patronage aim is to demonstrate power and influence through good deeds in the community.

From sponsorship of the patronage differs in that it will cause any business value expectations of the patron underlying ( altruistic behavior ). Many patrons even make a point to remain anonymous.

State or public funding ( eg commissions of public service broadcasting ) to be called patronage is therefore failed, as it belongs to the order of these institutions to promote the development of art and this therefore does not constitute a voluntary service.

History

Since 1989, the Maecenas honor is awarded by the Working Group of Independent Cultural Institute. It honors an individual who has made through their actions in a special way about art and culture in Germany deserves.

In 2010, two well-known multi- billionaires Bill Gates and Warren Buffett started the campaign The Giving Pledge (English for The promise to give up something). It is an attempt " wealthy families to move to think about how they can use their wealth makes sense. " In early August they had already convinced 40 billionaires them to donate at least half their wealth to charity. In addition, Buffett announced that he would leave 99 percent of his fortune to charity after his death.

Known patrons

German-speaking

  • Hannah Mathilde von Rothschild (1832-1924)
  • Charles Lazarus Hall Garden (1838-1908)
  • Alfred Beit (1853-1906)
  • Karl Ernst Osthaus (1874-1921)
  • Richard Merton (1881-1960)
  • Ernst Jung (1896-1976)
  • Paul Sacher (1906-1999)
  • Werner Otto (1909-2011)
  • Henri Nannen (1913-1996)
  • Reinhard Mohn (1921-2009)
  • Erich Marx ( b. 1921 )
  • Otto Beisheim (1924-2013)
  • Hannelore Greve (* 1926)
  • Erich Lejeune (1944 )
  • Irene Ludwig (1927-2010)
  • Jean Löring (1934-2005)
  • Hartwig Piepenbrock (1937-2013)
  • Manfred Lautenschlager ( b. 1938 )
  • Arend Oetker ( b. 1939 )
  • Dietmar Hopp (* 1940)
  • Hans Wall ( b. 1942 )
  • Friedrich von Metzler (* 1943)
  • Hasso Plattner (1944 )

USA

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