Diplomat
Writer
Indologist
Herbert Fischer (1914–2006) was a German diplomat, indologist and the ambassador of the erstwhile German Democratic Republic to India from 1972 to 1976.[1] Fischer was born on 10 April 1914 in Herrnhut, in East Germany to a craftsman. He migrated to western Europe in 1933, where he completed his studies. Fischer moved to India in 1936, which gave him the opportunity to get acquainted with Mahatma Gandhi. After Indian independence in 1947, he returned to the German Democratic Republic, where he joined the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in 1956.[1] He served as the Chief of the East German Trade Mission in the late 1960s,[2] before becoming the East German ambassador to India in 1972.[3] He was the author of many Indological books,[4][5] including Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi, a biography of the Indian leader.[6] He was a recipient of the Patriotic Order of Merit III Class.[1] In 2003, the Government of India awarded him the Padma Bhushan, their third highest civilian honour, for his contributions to public affairs.[7]
See also
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Herbert Fischer German diplomat. Munzinger(2016). Retrieved May 30, 2016.
- ↑ East German Recognition. Sarasota Journal(20 December 1968). Retrieved May 30, 2016.
- ↑ A memory of Herbert Fischer. Junglewelt(2016). Retrieved May 30, 2016.
- ↑ Fischer, Herbert. Catalogue of the German National Library(2016). Retrieved May 30, 2016.
- ↑ Mahatma Gandhi: Personality and Leader. Bagchee(2016). Retrieved May 30, 2016.
- ↑ Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi. Catalogue of the German National Library(2016). Retrieved May 30, 2016.
- ↑ Padma Awards. Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India(2016). Retrieved January 3, 2016.
External links
- Alexander Benatar (2021). "Herbert Fischer – An Entangled German Indian Biography." MIDA Archival Reflexicon. pp. 7.
- An Anthropologist Among the Marxists and Other Essays{{#if:|, {{{last}}}}. Orient Blackswan(2001). ISBN 978-81-7824-001-5