Hans-Georg Knopp
Hans-Georg Knopp (born January 13, 1945 in Bernburg ) is a German humanities scholar and cultural manager.
Life
From 1966 to 1974 Hans-Georg Knopp studied theology , religious studies , Indology , Arabic studies , sociology and political science in Tübingen , Vienna , Marburg and Gießen . In 1974 he was in the subject Indology at the University of Marburg Dr. phil. PhD.
From 1974 to 1996, Hans-Georg Knopp worked for the Goethe Institute in Bombay , Colombo , Jakarta , Singapore , Chicago and Munich . From 1996 to 2002 he was Secretary General and from 2002 to 2005 Artistic Director at the House of World Cultures in Berlin . From 2005 to 2012 he was Secretary General of the Goethe Institute in Munich.
Hans-Georg Knopp is married and has two children.
Web links
- Hans-Georg Knopp in the Munzinger archive ( beginning of article freely available)
- Speech by Hans-Georg Knopp on the occasion of the handover to Johannes Ebert , January 25, 2012
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SURNAME | Knopp, Hans-Georg |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German humanities scholar and cultural manager |
DATE OF BIRTH | January 13, 1945 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Bernburg |