Hilmar Hoffmann

German cultural worker and cultural functionary (SPD; 1925-2018) · Germany · On the map · Directors · Died at 92

Hilmar Hoffmann was a German stage and film director, cultural politician and academic lecturer. He founded the International Short Film Festival Oberhausen. He was for decades an influential city councillor in Frankfurt, where he initiated the Museumsufer of 15 museums, including the Jewish Museum Frankfurt.

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2018Died1 June 20182007Order of Merit of North Rhine-WestphaliaAward2003Wilhelm Leuschner MedalAward2002Knight Commander's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of GermanyAwardMore about this1997Honorary Doctor of the University of BambergAward1996Hessian Order of MeritAward1990Commander's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of GermanyAwardGoethe Plaque of the City of FrankfurtAward1988Helmut Käutner PrizeAward1985Chevalier des Arts et des LettresAwardGoethe-Plakette des Landes HessenAward1976German Film Honorary AwardAward1925Born25 August 1925

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Awards

Order of Merit of North Rhine-Westphalia2007

Wilhelm Leuschner Medal2003

Knight Commander's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany2002

Honorary Doctor of the University of Bamberg1997

Hessian Order of Merit1996

Commander's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany1990

Goethe Plaque of the City of Frankfurt1990

Helmut Käutner Prize1988

Chevalier des Arts et des Lettres1985

Goethe-Plakette des Landes Hessen1985

German Film Honorary Award1976

Austrian Decoration for Science and Art

About this person

He was the president of the Goethe-Institut and taught at universities such as Bochum and Tel Aviv. He wrote the book Kultur für alle, which was a motto of his life and work.

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Germany

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Directors from Germany 6

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Peter Kahane43.1 of 100