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Hilmar Hoffmann

1925 – 2018

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Wikipedia Summary

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. 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.

Biographical & Professional Details

Date of birth
August 25, 1925
Date of death
June 1, 2018
Field and occupation
Německý kulturní pracovník, pedagog. Publikace z oboru hudba, divadlo.
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