The Max Planck Society is founded in West Germany after World War II as the successor to the Kaiser Wilhelm Society.
Before the Nazi\u2019s seizure of power, Einstein is a scientific member and holds a director\u2019s position.
In contrast to Einstein, after 1948 a number of the persecuted scientists agree to their re-appointment as non-resident scientific members.
Among them are Lise Meitner, Otto Meyerhof, Richard Goldschmidt and Rudolf Ladenburg.
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