Niels Hansen (diplomat)

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Niels Hansen (born 7 November 1924 in Heidelberg; died 4 January 2015 in Bad Godesberg) was a German diplomat.[1]

Early life

Hansen attended high school in Lübeck. During World War II, he was a soldier in Italy. After the war, Hansen initially studied medicine but switched to law. He studied in

Graduate Institute of International Studies. He graduated with a license in law (1951) and a doctorate in law in 1955.[2]

Career

He was ambassador to Israel (1981-1985) and permanent representative to NATO in Brussels (1985-1989).[3] He was also the author of Out of the Shadows of the Catastrophe: German-Israeli Relations in the Era of Konrad Adenauer and David Ben-Gurion (in German: Aus Dem Schatten Der Katastrophe: Die Deutsch-Israelischen Beziehungen in Der Ara Konrad Adenauer Und David Ben Gurion).[4][5]

Recognition

In 1990, Tel Aviv University awarded him an honorary doctorate.[6]

References

  1. ^ "Früherer Botschafter Niels Hansen gestorben" (in German). israelnetz.com. 6 January 2015. Archived from the original on 10 January 2015. Retrieved 1 June 2015.
  2. ^ "Köbler, Gerhard, Wer war wer im deutschen Recht, 20180330. Fassung, 34221". Em. o. Univ.-Prof. Dr. Gerhard Köbler Zentrissimum integrativer europäischer Legistik.
  3. ^ ""Der beliebteste Botschafter" - Niels Hansen wird 80". www.hagalil.com. Retrieved 2023-05-22.
  4. ^ "Früherer Botschafter Niels Hansen gestorben" (in German). israelnetz.com. 6 January 2015. Archived from the original on 10 January 2015. Retrieved 1 June 2015.
  5. ^ "Niels Hansen - 2 Bücher - Perlentaucher". www.perlentaucher.de. Retrieved 2023-05-22.
  6. ^ "Niels Hansen - 2 Bücher - Perlentaucher". www.perlentaucher.de. Retrieved 2023-05-22.