Klaus-Dieter Lehmann
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Klaus-Dieter Lehmann (born 29 February 1940 in Wrocław) is a German librarian and president of the Goethe-Institut
since April 2008. In 1988 he became director of the Deutsche Bibliothek, Frankfurt
, the national library of West Germany
. Following the German reunification
he fused the library with its East German counterpart in Leipzig
; the institution is known as German National Library
since 2006. He was awarded the Federal Cross of Merit, First class, in 1996. From 1998 to 2008 he worked as president of the Prussian Cultural Heritage Foundation
.
Goethe-Institut
The Goethe-Institut is a non-profit German cultural institution operational worldwide, promoting the study of the German language abroad and encouraging international cultural exchange and relations. The Goethe-Institut also fosters knowledge about Germany by providing information on German...
since April 2008. In 1988 he became director of the Deutsche Bibliothek, Frankfurt
Frankfurt
Frankfurt am Main , commonly known simply as Frankfurt, is the largest city in the German state of Hesse and the fifth-largest city in Germany, with a 2010 population of 688,249. The urban area had an estimated population of 2,300,000 in 2010...
, the national library of West Germany
West Germany
West Germany is the common English, but not official, name for the Federal Republic of Germany or FRG in the period between its creation in May 1949 to German reunification on 3 October 1990....
. Following the German reunification
German reunification
German reunification was the process in 1990 in which the German Democratic Republic joined the Federal Republic of Germany , and when Berlin reunited into a single city, as provided by its then Grundgesetz constitution Article 23. The start of this process is commonly referred by Germans as die...
he fused the library with its East German counterpart in Leipzig
Leipzig
Leipzig Leipzig has always been a trade city, situated during the time of the Holy Roman Empire at the intersection of the Via Regia and Via Imperii, two important trade routes. At one time, Leipzig was one of the major European centres of learning and culture in fields such as music and publishing...
; the institution is known as German National Library
German National Library
The German National Library is the central archival library and national bibliographic centre for the Federal Republic of Germany...
since 2006. He was awarded the Federal Cross of Merit, First class, in 1996. From 1998 to 2008 he worked as president of the Prussian Cultural Heritage Foundation
Prussian Cultural Heritage Foundation
The Prussian Cultural Heritage Foundation , headquartered in Berlin, Germany, is one of the largest cultural institutions in the world. It was founded by a West German federal law passed on 25 July 1957, with the mission to acquire and protect the cultural legacy of the former state of Prussia...
.