Gerhard Grohs
Gerhard Grohs (born June 24, 1929 in Dresden ; † February 18, 2015 in Munich ) was a German sociologist and Africa scientist.
Life
Grohs first studied law in Heidelberg from 1950 , where he was chairman of the AStA in 1952/53 and second chairman of the Association of German Student Associations (VDS) in 1953/54 . After receiving his doctorate in 1959 (with a thesis on Italian collective bargaining law ), he completed a second degree in sociology at the Free University of Berlin , from which he graduated in 1961. In 1966 he completed his habilitation in Berlin with the thesis stages African emancipation. Studies on the self-image of African elites. After teaching in Berlin, Leicester and Dar es Salaam , Grohs was appointed professor in Berlin in 1969. In 1975 he switched to the professorship for African culture and society at the Institute for Ethnology and African Studies at Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz , which he held until his retirement in 1994. After his retirement he held teaching positions at the Geschwister-Scholl-Institute of the Ludwig-Maximilians-University in Munich and at the University of Philosophy in Munich until 2009 .
In addition to his teaching activities, Grohs was involved in church and development policy for many years. B. as chairman of the scientific board of trustees of the research center of the Evangelical Study Community (FEST) in Heidelberg (until 1999), as member of the development commission and the central committee of the World Council of Churches in Geneva as well as chairman of the chamber for ecclesiastical development service of the Evangelical church in Germany (until 1992) . From 1981 to 1990 he was a member of the Advisory Board of the Friedrich Naumann Foundation .
From 1991 to 1993 he was also chairman of the Association for African Studies in Germany (VAD).
His daughter Henrike Grohs was murdered by Islamist terrorists in 2016 .
Web links
- Curriculum vitae on the website of the Institute for Ethnology and African Studies at the University of Mainz
- Literature by and about Gerhard Grohs in the catalog of the German National Library
- Works by and about Gerhard Grohs in the German Digital Library
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Grohs, Gerhard |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German sociologist and Africanist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | June 24, 1929 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Dresden |
| DATE OF DEATH | February 18, 2015 |
| Place of death | Munich |