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Arnulf Baring
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Arnulf Baring (2002)
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Arnulf Martin Baring
8 May 1932 Dresden, Germany
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| Died | 2 March 2019 (aged 86) Berlin, Germany
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| Occupation | Lawyer, journalist, historian, author |
| Awards | Commander Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany (1998) |
Arnulf Martin Baring (born May 8, 1932, in Dresden, Germany – died March 2, 2019, in Berlin, Germany) was a German expert in many fields. He was a lawyer, a journalist, a political scientist (someone who studies politics), a historian who focused on recent times, and an author. He was also part of the famous German-British Baring family of bankers.
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Arnulf Baring's Life Story
Arnulf Baring was born into a family interested in law and politics. His father, Martin Eberhard Baring, was a lawyer and politician. His grandfather, Adolf Baring, was also a well-known lawyer.
Education and Teaching Career
Arnulf Baring studied hard and earned a special degree called a doctorate in 1958. He got this degree from the Free University of Berlin. Later, in 1968, a famous American diplomat named Henry Kissinger invited him to teach. He taught at the Harvard Center for International Affairs in the United States.
The next year, in 1969, he became a professor at the Free University of Berlin. He taught there for many years until he retired in 1998.
Views on European Money
In 1997, Arnulf Baring shared some thoughts about the European Monetary Union. This was a plan for many European countries to use the same money, called the Euro. He worried that this might cause problems between countries. He thought that some countries might feel like others were telling them what to do with their money. He believed this could lead to disagreements among the countries using the same currency.
Working for the German President
From 1976 to 1979, Arnulf Baring worked for the Bundespräsidialamt. This is the office of the German President. It's a very important job in the German government.
He was first a member of a political party called the SPD. But in 1983, he was no longer part of the party. This happened after he publicly supported Hans-Dietrich Genscher, who had different political ideas.
He also spent time at important research places. He was at the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton from 1992 to 1993. Then, he was a Fellow at St Antony's College, Oxford in England from 1993 to 1994.
Awards and Recognition
In 1998, Arnulf Baring received a very important award. It was called the Commander Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany. This award is given to people who have done great things for Germany.
He also helped start important organizations. He was a founding member of the Förderverein der Gedenkstätte Berlin-Hohenschönhausen. This group supports a memorial site. He also helped start the scientific advisory board of the Centre Against Expulsions.
Arnulf Baring's Family
In 1986, Arnulf Baring married Gabriele Oettgen, who worked as a psychological practitioner. They had two children together. Arnulf Baring also had two older daughters from his first marriage. He was a distant relative of Johann Baring. Johann Baring moved to England a long time ago and started the British part of the Baring family.
