400th Anniversary of Hiob Ludolf

6 September 2024

In 2024 Hiob Ludolf, the name-giver of the HLCEES, is celebrating his 400th birthday.

On 6 September 2024, Universität Hamburg marked this date by an anniversary celebration at Hamburg Rathaus. 

Image: Senator Katharina Fegebank welcoming guests in the Kaisersaal of the City Hall (BWFGB)

See also https://www.aai.uni-hamburg.de/en/ethiostudies/news/20240911.html

The speech by Former Bundespräsident Horst Köhler presented on this occasion is available online at  https://www.horstkoehler.de/reden-texte/verstaendigung-ruft-nach-begegnung/

More images from the event are available at https://www.instagram.com/hh_bwfgb/p/C_lATossQiB/?img_index=1