Hans Ulrich Rentsch

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Hans Ulrich Rentsch (born July 2, 1917 in Langenthal ) is a Swiss diplomat and author.

Rentsch studied history in Basel , London and Oxford .

He was in the Swiss diplomatic service for over two decades. From April 1954 he was diplomatic secretary in New Delhi , 1955/56 in Paris, 1957 in Alexandria and 1958–1961 at the Consulate General in Berlin. In August 1961 he reported to Robert Kohli about the barrier between East and West Berlin and the preparations for the construction of the Berlin Wall .

From 1948 he was a permanent employee of the Neue Zürcher Zeitung. He also writes historical works about Switzerland. In 1990 he was awarded the City of Winterthur Culture Prize.

Publications (selection)

  • Werner Oswald : (1904–1979); Guarantor of the fuel supply of Switzerland in the Second World War (= Swiss pioneers of economy and technology , Volume 43). Association for Economic History Studies, Zurich 1985, OCLC 611070585 .
  • Jakob Heusser-Staub (1862–1941). An economic pioneer of the Zurich Oberland (= Swiss pioneers of economy and technology. Volume 51). Association for economic history studies, Meilen 1988, DNB 901454869 .
  • From tar to chemistry: SIP - Swiss Tar Industry AG - STIA Pratteln AG - ALPHEN Pratteln AG . Association for Economic History Studies, Meilen 1992, OCLC 75292453 .

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Walther Hofer, Henryk Batowski: Europe and the unity of Germany ; 1970, p. 367.
  2. ↑ recherche.bar.admin.ch. Retrieved March 16, 2020 .
  3. ↑ Rentsch, Hans Ulrich in the database Dodis the Diplomatic Documents of Switzerland
  4. ↑ Political Letter from HU Rentsch to R. Kohli from August 16, 1961 in the database Dodis the Diplomatic Documents of Switzerland
personal data
SURNAME Rentsch, Hans Ulrich
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Swiss diplomat and author
DATE OF BIRTH July 2, 1917
PLACE OF BIRTH Langenthal