▁he ▁was ▁the ▁first ▁chairman ▁of ▁the ▁society . ▁ ▁From ▁ 1 9 5 4 ▁to ▁ 1 9 7 0 ▁he ▁was ▁Vice ▁President ▁of ▁the ▁Deutsche ▁Forsch ungs gemein schaft ▁( G erman ▁Research ▁Foundation ). ▁ ▁From ▁ 1 9 5 5 ▁to ▁ 1 9 7 0 ▁he ▁was ▁Chair man ▁of ▁the ▁St if ter verband ▁für ▁die ▁Deutsche ▁Wissenschaft ▁( Don ors ' ▁Association ▁for ▁German ▁Science ). ▁He ▁was ▁among ▁the ▁first ▁members ▁of ▁the ▁Scient ific ▁Ad vis ory ▁Board , ▁founded ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 9 ▁by ▁the ▁Fritz ▁Th y ss en ▁Foundation . ▁ ▁From ▁ 1 9 6 4 ▁he ▁was ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Senate ▁of ▁the ▁Max ▁Plan ck ▁Society . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 3 ▁his ▁children ▁Hans - Jo achim ▁V its , ▁G is ela ▁V its ▁and ▁Ele on ore ▁V its - K in ader ▁created ▁the ▁Ernst ▁Hell mut ▁V its - Foundation . ▁ ▁Prom otion ▁of ▁culture ▁and ▁social ▁eng agement ▁V its ▁supported ▁the ▁Main fr än k isches ▁Museum ▁in ▁Wür zburg , ▁the ▁R öm erm useum ▁O bern burg ▁and ▁the ▁St ifts museum ▁der ▁Stadt ▁A sch affen burg . ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁patron ▁of ▁an ▁elementary ▁school ▁in ▁Er len bach ▁am ▁Main , ▁named ▁for ▁him ▁because ▁of ▁his ▁don ations . ▁ ▁In ▁La uden bach ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 4 ▁he ▁and ▁his ▁wife ▁were ▁disp ens