Brauer, Paul Jostock, Franz H. Mueller, Heinrich Rommen and Oswald von Nell-Breuning, he was a member of the "Königswinter Circle" at the Königswinter "Institute for Society and Economy". Briefs received multiple scholarships and six honorary doctorates. In addition: 1959 – The Distinguished Service Cross of the Federal Republic of Germany "Pour le merit" 1968 – The Star to the Order of Merit Briefs published approximately 350 scientific articles. The road "Götz-Briefs-Weg" in his hometown was named after him in 1989. References External links The Mont Pèlerin Society Records at the Hoover Institution Archives contains sound recordings of Briefs. Website about Götz Briefs including timeline (German) Georgetown University Götz Briefs papers page II Dr. Gina Briefs-Elgin obituary with Briefs family information 1889 births 1974 deaths People from Eschweiler University of Freiburg alumni Catholic University of America faculty Georgetown University faculty Academic staff of the Technical University of Berlin German emigrants to the United States German economists German libertarians Catholic social teaching Pope Pius XI Knights Commander of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany University of Bonn alumni Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich alumni German male non-fiction writers People from Berryville, Virginia 20th-century German philosophers Member of the Mont Pelerin Society