Henning von Wistinghausen
Henning von Wistinghausen (born November 26, 1936 in Copenhagen ) is a former German ambassador to Estonia , Kazakhstan and Finland . He is the author of several historical books.
Life
Henning von Wistinghausen worked in the German foreign service for 36 years , from 1967 to 1969, from 1975 to 1981 and from 1984 to 1990 in the Foreign Ministry ( Bonn ). His international positions were:
- 1966–1967 Embassy Attaché in Dublin , Ireland
- 1969–1972 German Embassy in Moscow , Russia
- 1972–1975 deputy head of mission in Dakar , Senegal
- 1981–1984 International Energy Agency , Paris , France
- 1990–1991 Consul General of the Federal Republic of Germany in Moscow
- 1991–1995 Ambassador to Tallinn , Estonia
- 1995–1999 Ambassador to Almaty , Kazakhstan
- 1999–2001 Ambassador to Helsinki , Finland
Memberships
- Corresponding member of the Herold Association , an association for heraldry, genealogy and related sciences in Berlin.
- Member of the Baltic Historical Commission and author of several documents on the history of Estonia .
Origin and family
Henning v. W. comes from the German-Baltic aristocratic von Wistinghausen family , who had mainly lived in what was then Reval since the middle of the 17th century . His father is the former German diplomat and ambassador Rudolf Eduard von Wistinghausen (* 1905 in Riga, † 1981 in Bad Honnef ), who was married to Ursula Breyer. Henning married Monique Freifrau von Snoy in 1966, their descendants are: Magnus, Christian and Natalie von Wistinghausen.
Works
- Henning von Wistinghausen: In the free Estonia. Memories of the first German ambassador 1991-1995 . Böhlau Verlag, Cologne 2004, ISBN 978-3-412-11404-6 . Extract (PDF)
- Henning von Wistinghausen, Freemason and Enlightenment in the Russian Empire, The Revaler Logen 1773–1820 . With a biographical lexicon. Böhlau Verlag, Cologne 2016 books.google.de
- Henning von Wistinghausen: The Kotzebue time in Reval as reflected in the novel "Dorothee and her poets" by Theophile von Bodisco . Tallinn 1995, ISBN 9985-60-162-9
- Henning von Wistinghausen: Between Reval and St. Petersburg. Memories of Estonians from two centuries . Verlag Anton H. Konrad, Weissenhorn 1993, ISBN 3-87437-351-7
- Henning von Wistinghausen: Contributions to the history of the family von Wistinghausen . Süddeutsche Verlagsanstalt, Ludwigsburg 1957
- Editor: Sunken Worlds: Memories of an Estonian Lady special cover - January 1997 , by Henning von Wistinghausen (editor), Theophile von Bodisco (author)
- “Fragments of Memory” contributions on the 85th anniversary of the establishment and the 15th anniversary of the resumption of diplomatic relations between Estonia and Germany: When Estonia regained its independence in 1991 . estemb.de
Web links
- Author Henning von Wistinghausen (short biography)
- Henning von Wistinghausen, German diplomat . prabook.com
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Wistinghausen, Henning von |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German diplomat |
| DATE OF BIRTH | November 26, 1936 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Copenhagen |