Klaus-Dieter Lehmann
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Klaus-Dieter Lehmann (pronounced [klaʊ̯s ˈdiːtɐ ˈleːman]) (born 29 February 1940 in Breslau) is a German librarian and has been president of the Goethe-Institut since April 2008.[1]
Career[edit]
Born in 1940 in Breslau, Lehmann studied physics and mathematics and passed his state examination in library science.
In 1988 Lehmann became director of the Deutsche Bibliothek, Frankfurt, the national library of West Germany. Following German reunification he merged the library with its East German counterpart in Leipzig; since 2006, the institution has been known as the German National Library. From 1998 to 2008 he served as president of the Prussian Cultural Heritage Foundation.
Other activities[edit]
Corporate boards[edit]
- Deutsche Bank, member of the advisory board (since 2006) [2][3]
- Holtzbrinck Publishing Group, member of the supervisory board
Non-profits[edit]
- Association of Arts and Culture of the German Economy at the Federation of German Industries (BDI), member of the Jury for the 2017 Arts Sponsorship Award[4]
- Bavarian State Library (BSB), member of the board of trustees[5]
- Bertelsmann Stiftung, member of the board of trustees (2005–2010)[6]
- BHF Bank Foundation, member of the board of trustees[7]
- Culture Foundation of the German Football Association (DFB), member of the board of trustees[8]
- Deutsches Museum, member of the governing board[9]
- German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD), member of the executive committee[10]
- Germanisches Nationalmuseum, chairman of the administrative board[11]
- German Book Prize Academy, member of the executive board[12]
- German-Russian Forum, member of the board of trustees[13]
- Museum Berggruen, member of the international council[14]
- Opera Village Africa, member of the Circle of Friends[15]
- Villa Stuck, member of the board of trustees[16]
- German Academy for Language and Literature, member of the board of trustees
- German Federal Cultural Foundation, chairman of the advisory committee[17]
- Giesecke & Devrient Foundation, member of the board of trustees[18]
- Heinz Friedrich Foundation, member of the board of trustees[19]
- Peace Prize of the German Book Trade, member of the board of trustees (2008–2014)
- Cultural Foundation of the Federal States, deputy chairman of the board of trustees[20]
- Stifterverband für die Deutsche Wissenschaft, member of the board of trustees[21]
- Ursula Lübbe Foundation, member of the board of trustees[22]
- 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup, member of the board of trustees (2008–2011)[23]
- Bertelsmann Foundation, member of the board of trustees (2006–2010)[24]
Recognition[edit]
Lehmann was awarded the Federal Cross of Merit, First Class, in 1996. In 2016, he was awarded the Gutenberg Prize of the International Gutenberg Society and the City of Mainz.[25]
References[edit]
- ^ Fischer, Karin (8 July 2008). "Klaus-Dieter Lehmann: "Wir machen eine Sprachoffensive"" (in German). Deutschlandradio. Retrieved September 14, 2010.
- ^ Members of the Advisory Board, 2006 Deutsche Bank.
- ^ Members of the Regional Advisory Board, 2017 Deutsche Bank.
- ^ "Jury". Kulturkreis der deutschen Wirtschaft (in German). Archived from the original on August 31, 2017. Retrieved September 4, 2022.
- ^ Board of Trustees Bavarian State Library (BSB).
- ^ "Neues Kuratoriumsmitglied der Bertelsmann Stiftung" (in German). Bertelsmann Stiftung. November 18, 2010. Retrieved May 25, 2020.
- ^ Board of Trustees BHF Bank Foundation.
- ^ Executive Board and Board of Trustees German Football Association (DFB).
- ^ Member of the Governing Board Deutsches Museum.
- ^ Executive Committee German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD).
- ^ Administrative Board Germanisches Nationalmuseum.
- ^ Executive Board German Book Prize.
- ^ Board of Trustees German-Russian Forum.
- ^ International Council Museum Berggruen.
- ^ Circle of Friends Opera Village Africa.
- ^ Board of Trustees Villa Stuck.
- ^ Advisory Committee
- ^ Board of Trustees Giesecke & Devrient Foundation.
- ^ Board of Trustees Heinz Friedrich Foundation.
- ^ Board of Trustees Cultural Foundation of the Federal States.
- ^ Board of Trustees Stifterverband für die Deutsche Wissenschaft.
- ^ Board of Trustees Ursula Lübbe Foundation.
- ^ FIFA Women’s World Cup board of trustees presided by Dr Thomas Bach FIFA, press release of 30 September 2008.
- ^ Neues Kuratoriumsmitglied der Bertelsmann Stiftung Bertelsmann Foundation, press release of November 18, 2010.
- ^ Kopietz, Thomas (2020-10-11). "Verleger Gerhard Steidl aus Göttingen bekommt Gutenberg-Preis". HNA (in German). Retrieved 2021-11-15.
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