13 Facts About Arnulf Baring

Arnulf Martin Baring was a German lawyer, journalist, political scientist, contemporary historian and author.

Arnulf Baring was a member of the German-British Baring family of bankers.

Arnulf Baring was born in Dresden to jurist and politician Martin Eberhard Baring and Gertrud Stolze.

Arnulf Baring was the grandson of German jurist Adolf Baring.

Arnulf Baring was aware of the possibility that the people in Mediterranean countries would regard Germans as economic policemen, predicting that the currency bloc would end up with blackmailing its member countries.

Arnulf Baring worked at the Bundesprasidialamt from 1976 to 1979.

Arnulf Baring was initially a member of the SPD, but was expelled from the party in 1983, after publicly supporting liberal Hans-Dietrich Genscher.

Arnulf Baring received the Commander Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany in 1998.

Arnulf Baring was a founding member of the Forderverein der Gedenkstatte Berlin-Hohenschonhausen and the scientific advisory board of the Centre Against Expulsions.

Arnulf Baring married the psychological practitioner Gabriele in 1986.

Arnulf Baring had two adult daughters from his first marriage.

Arnulf Baring was a distant relative of Johann Baring, who immigrated to England and created the British Baring lineage.

Arnulf Baring died 2 March 2019 in Berlin, at the age of 86.