Klaus Tschira (7 December 1940 – 31 March 2015) was a German billionaire entrepreneur and the co-founder of the German software company SAP AG.

After gaining his Diplom in physics and working at IBM, Tschira co-founded the German software giant SAP AG in 1972 in Mannheim, Germany together with Hans-Werner Hector, Dietmar Hopp, Hasso Plattner and Claus Wellenreuther.

He was married to Gerda Tschira and had two sons, Harald and Udo.

Its primary objective is to support projects in natural and computer sciences as well as mathematics.

[3] The KTF places strong emphasis on public understanding in these fields.