Henrike Grohs
Henrike Grohs (born June 8, 1964 in West Berlin ; † March 13, 2016 in Grand-Bassam , Ivory Coast ) was a German cultural manager and ethnologist .
Life
Grohs was the daughter of the ethnologist Elisabeth Grohs, née Beringer (1931–1996) and the Africa scientist Gerhard Grohs . She came from Berlin and grew up in Mainz , where she passed her Abitur in 1983 at Gutenberg High School . She then studied ethnology at the Free University of Berlin . Between 2002 and 2009 she was a project manager for the education program of the Berlin Philharmonic and worked together with Peter Winkels as a cultural manager for the Next-Intercultural Projects in the House of World Cultures (HKW) in Berlin. In 2009 she moved to the Goethe-Institut in Johannesburg in South Africa as a consultant for culture and development . She was a member of the Music In Africa digital concept of the Music In Africa Foundation of the same name, which was founded in July 2013 with the support of the Siemens Stiftung . From December 1, 2013, she headed the Goethe Institute in Abidjan , Ivory Coast.
Grohs was killed in the attacks on March 13, 2016 in Grand-Bassam . 14 other civilians died with her. She was 51 years old.
In her honor, endowed with 20,000 euros "Henrike Grohs-Prize for African artists" will (by the Goethe Institute from 2017 year english Henrike Grohs Prize for African artists ) awarded.
Web links
- Carmen Mörsch: The IAE mourns the loss of colleague Henrike Grohs. Institute for Art Education, accessed March 16, 2016 .
- Attack in Ivory Coast: Goethe-Institut director murdered. n-tv.de , March 14, 2016, accessed on March 14, 2016 .
- Ivory Coast: Head of the Goethe Institute killed. In: dw.com . March 13, 2016, accessed March 14, 2016 .
- Sabine Vogel: The murdered Henrike Grohs was a missionary in a good mood. In: berliner-zeitung.de . March 14, 2016, accessed March 14, 2016 .
- Côte d'Ivoire: la directrice allemande de l'institut Goethe parmi les victimes. March 14, 2016, accessed March 15, 2016 (French).
- David Ensikat: nonsense with class. Obituary for Henrike Grohs (born 1964). In: Der Tagesspiegel. tagesspiegel.de, May 3, 2016, accessed August 30, 2016 .
- Karl Prinz : The completion of Henrike Grohs. In: grohsinmind.com. April 15, 2016, accessed August 30, 2016 .
- Hommage à Henrike Grohs et les victimes des attentats de Grand Bassam du 13 mars 2016 (Video, 12:27 min, French)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Obituary of the 1983 high school graduate in Mainzer Allgemeine Zeitung from March 19, 2016
- ^ Neli Michailowa: Former woman from Mainz among the victims of the terrorist attack in Ivory Coast. In: Allgemeine-zeitung.de. March 14, 2016, accessed March 15, 2016 .
- ↑ Steffi Kahmann: Embrace the sound. In: Potsdam's latest news. pnn.de, March 19, 2004, accessed on March 16, 2016 .
- ^ Goethe-Institut Abidjan: Employee of the Goethe-Institut among the victims on the Ivory Coast. In: goethe.de. March 14, 2016, accessed March 14, 2016 .
- ^ Jenny Stanton, Tom Wyke, Allan Hall: Goethe Institut director among 18 slaughtered in Ivory Coast shooting by al Qaeda terrorists. In: Daily Mail online. March 14, 2016, accessed March 15, 2016 .
- ^ Henrike Grohs Prize for African Artists. In: www.goethe.de. Goethe-Institut Johannesburg, accessed on March 13, 2017 .
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Grohs, Henrike |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German cultural manager and ethnologist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | June 8, 1964 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | West Berlin |
| DATE OF DEATH | March 13, 2016 |
| Place of death | Grand-Bassam , Ivory Coast |