Josef Wolf (diplomat)

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Josef Theodor Wolf (born August 29, 1938 ; † December 12, 2014 ) was a Liechtenstein diplomat .

Life

He studied philology and received his doctorate . Wolf then worked as a teacher and from 1963 to 1970, in addition to his main subjects German and philosophy, was the first Liechtenstein teacher to also teach Latin , history and English . From 1970 to 1991 he was head of the Liechtenstein Education Authority. From 1968 to 1969 he was substitute judge and from 1969 to 1974 judge at the State Court of the Principality of Liechtenstein . Later he was the permanent representative of Liechtenstein at the Council of Europe in Strasbourg . In December 2002 he became ambassador to Germany. After initially being a non-resident ambassador, in 2003 he became the first resident ambassador to the Liechtenstein embassy in Berlin . At the end of 2006 he retired.

He belonged to the Historical Association for the Principality of Liechtenstein, to which he served as a cashier on the board from 1965 to 1990.

In 1965 he married Ingeborg Meier (* 1939). The marriage resulted in a son (* 1968) and a daughter (* 1973).

Awards

In 2002, Pope John Paul II awarded Wolf the Order of Gregory in silver for the defense of basic Christian values ​​and his advocacy of a Christian approach to current problems in Europe.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Josef Biedermann, Fratres made an important contribution in the Volksblatt of September 13, 2012, special supplement 75 years LG Vaduz, page 4 with the development of the grammar school
  2. ↑ Liechtenstein's ambassador paid swimming pool himself from December 11, 2004 in the Berliner Morgenpost
  3. ↑ Former judges of the State Court of Justice at www.stgh.li
  4. ↑ Obituary in the Volksblatt from December 16, 2014
  5. ↑ Herbert Oehri, Meier II: "Hannesles", later "s'Lehrmeiers" from May 23, 2018 on www.lie-zeit.li
  6. ^ Order of Gregorius for Ambassador Josef Wolf from April 12, 2002 on www.presseportal.ch
personal data
SURNAME Wolf, Josef
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Wolf, Josef Theodor
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Liechtenstein diplomat
DATE OF BIRTH August 29, 1938
DATE OF DEATH December 12, 2014