Baldur Hermans

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Baldur Hermans
Born1938
Died16 November 2015(2015-11-16) (aged 76–77)
NationalityGerman
Known forSecretary-General of the International Catholic Conference of Scouting
Awards264th Bronze Wolf
Scientific career
FieldsHistory, Catholic theology

Dr. Baldur Hendrik Hermans (

theologian. He was Secretary General of the International Catholic Conference of Scouting, and served as the International Commissioner of the Ring deutscher Pfadfinderverbände, as well as the International Commissioner of the German Catholic Scouting Deutsche Pfadfinderschaft Sankt Georg
(DPSG).

Hermans began his university studies in

diocese of Essen
, in 1989 he was head of the social functions and international relations department of the diocese, retiring in 2004.

A member of DPSG since 1949, between 1985 and 2004 he was the international commissioner, representing the association in Europe and around the world. He played an important role in the revival of Catholic Scouting in the countries of

former Soviet Union
after 1989, by organizing international exchanges of young people and launching various international projects.

In 2002, at the

World Scout Conference
, Hermans was elected Secretary General of the International Catholic Conference of Scouting, and reconfirmed in his post in 2005 in Tunis and in 2008 in Rome.

He was a member of the

German Catholics for Evangelization. He collaborated for many years in the political work of the Christian Democratic Union of Germany
(CDU), and was author and publisher of numerous articles and books.

In March 1998, Hermans was awarded the 264th

Bronze Wolf, the only distinction of the World Organization of the Scout Movement, awarded by the World Scout Committee for exceptional services to world Scouting.[1] In 2009, he became a member of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany
.

References

  1. ^ "List of recipients of the Bronze Wolf Award". scout.org. WOSM. Archived from the original on 2020-11-29. Retrieved 2019-05-01.

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