Hinrich R. Reinstrom

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Hinrich Rudolf Reinstrom (born September 25, 1926 - † October 15, 2017 ) was a German historian and employee of the Goethe Institute .

Hinrich Reinstrom studied history , German , English and philosophy at the Ludwig Maximilians University in Munich from 1947 to 1950 . Between 1950 and 1952 he was a Fulbright scholar at the University of Mississippi , where he received his BA in 1952. This was followed by a further DAAD scholarship in 1952/53 , with the help of which he stayed in London. In 1953/54 he studied "Bavarian-French relations in the middle of the 18th century" as a fellow of the French High Commissioner .

In 1955 Reinstrom became head of the Goethe-Institut in Munich, 1958 in Arolsen , 1961 in Damascus , 1962 head of the language department of the Goethe-Institut in Casablanca , 1964 in Cairo , where he was also deputy director. In 1967 he became director of the Asociation Cultural Humboldt in Caracas , and in 1974 lecturer at the Goethe-Institut Blaubeuren . From 1979 to 1985 he headed the Goethe Institute in Beirut and then became a lecturer at the institute in Rothenburg ob der Tauber and headed the institute in Amman from 1987 until his retirement .

On leaving the Beirut Goethe Institute in 1985, Reinstrom was awarded the Federal Cross of Merit 1st Class and the Lebanese Order of Merit for Culture 1st Class . He was often concerned with the historical relationships between his host countries and Germany.

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SURNAME Reinstrom, Hinrich R.
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Reinstrom, Hinrich Rudolf (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German historian and member of the Goethe Institute
DATE OF BIRTH September 25, 1926
DATE OF DEATH 15th October 2017