- Scholars of Department I "Structural Changes in Systems of Knowledge" headed by Prof. Dr. Jürgen Renn
- Scholars of Department II "Ideals and Practices of Rationality" headed by Prof. Dr. Lorraine Daston
- Scholars of Department III "Experimental Systems and Spaces of Knowledge" headed by Prof. Dr. Hans-Jörg Rheinberger
- Scholars of Max Planck Research Group "Twentieth Century Histories of Knowledge About Human Variation" headed by Dr. Veronika Lipphardt
- Scholars of Max Planck Research Group "Art and Knowledge in Pre-Modern Europe" headed by Prof. Dr. Sven Dupré
