Introduction
Map
of Rizal's Heritage Trail
Rizal
in Switzerland
Schaffhausen
Basel
Bern
Lausanne
Lake
Geneva
Geneva
Some
Filipino Links
About
the Authors
About the Authors
Sir Celso Lacuna, KGOR
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Sir Celso Lacuna, KGOR, graduated in 1958 from the University of Manila
with the degree of Bachelor of Science in Foreign Service (BSFS).
He joined the Department of Foreign Affairs in 1962. He was assigned
to the Philippine Mission to the United Nations and Other International
Organizations in Geneva, Switzerland, from 1963 to 1966. In
November 1966, he was transferred to the Philippine Embassy in Bonn,
Germany. Sir Celso retired in 1997, after 35 years of continuous public
service. During his stint in Bonn, he made researches on Rizal’s
stay in Germany and had retraced the footsteps of Rizal not only
in Germany, but also in Austria, Belgium. France, Switzerland, and
in the United Kingdom. In 1995, he was awarded by the Order
of the Knights of Rizal the Distinguished Service Medal of Rizal
for his ‘’meritorious and extensive research on Rizal’s stay in Germany
and the memorable voyages of Rizal on the Rhine River’’ and for his ‘’tireless
efforts in promoting friendship and understanding among the German and
Filipino people in the manner of a true Rizalist’’. Sir Celso is a member
of the Order of the Knights of Rizal, with the rank of Knight Commander.
Moreover, Sir
Celso is also a recipient of several major awards from the Order of the
Knights of Rizal for his outstanding achievements/accomplishments, namely:
Sir Celso is married to Lady Helen Lacuna, a member of the Kababaihang Rizalistas. They have two children, Annabelle and Christine Lacuna-Holland, and two grandchildren, Max David (3) and Tara Carolin Holland (2). |
Sir
Gerd Krämer, KCR
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Sir Gerd Krämer, KCR, was born in Suhl/Thüringen
(Germany) and grew up in Rengsdorf/Westerwald
. He studied Electrical Engineering at Staatliche
Ingenieruschule Koblenz from 1964 to 1967 (with degree Ing. (grad))
and at Rheinisch-Westfälische
Technische Hochschule Aachen from 1967 to 1972 (with degree Dipl.-Ing.).
From 1972 to 1978 he was an Assitant at the Institut for Electrical
Communications Engineering at the RWTH Aachen and obtained the degree
Dr.-Ing. in 1978. Since 1978 Dr. Krämer works as a scientist at the
Research
Establishment for Applied Science (FGAN) in Wachtberg
(near Bonn). He was a member of various international Research Study
Groups since 1981, and from 2004 to 2007 Chairman of a group working in the
field of Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR).
Sir Gerd is married to Lady Mina Krämer. They have four children and three grandchildren so far. Sir Gerd Krämer is very interested in initiating research work in the area of Automatic Road Transportation . |
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