Horst Boehling
Horst Böhling (born November 15, 1908 in Montigny near Metz ; † August 24, 1999 in Bonn ) was a German diplomat .
Life
Horst Böhling joined the Foreign Service in 1930, and in 1934 he received his doctorate from the University of Jena with a thesis on Chinese property law: according to the modern civil code and land law compared with European law , taking into account old Chinese law . Böhling joined the NSDAP and the SS in 1938 and was sent to the embassy of the German Reich in Shanghai as a legation secretary in 1939 . In 1940 he was sent to the embassy of the German Reich in Beijing as a cultural advisor. From 1941 to 1944 he was accredited at the Embassy of the German Reich with Wang Jingwei in Nanjing .
From 1946 to 1950 he worked as a professor at Tongji University in Shanghai. From 1955 to 1959 he was the German Ambassador to Thailand , then worked in the Foreign Office in Bonn. From 1961 to 1970 Böhling was the German ambassador to Malaysia .
Honors
- 1969: Great Cross of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany
literature
- Maria Keipert (Red.): Biographical Handbook of the German Foreign Service 1871–1945. Published by the Foreign Office, Historical Service. Volume 1: Johannes Hürter : A – F. Schöningh, Paderborn u. a. 2000, ISBN 3-506-71840-1 , pp. 194-196.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Horst Böhling: Flower dreams on the river. The old homeland rediscovered . In: Die Zeit , No. 40/1978
| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| Gottfried Kaumann |
German ambassador in Bangkok 1955–1959 |
Hans Bidder |
| Georg Vogel |
German ambassador in Kuala Lumpur 1961–1970 |
Gerhard Fischer |
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Böhling, Horst |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German diplomat |
| DATE OF BIRTH | November 15, 1908 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Montigny near Metz |
| DATE OF DEATH | August 24, 1999 |
| Place of death | Bonn |