Dionisie Ghermani

Dionisie Alexandru Ghermani (born 1922, Bucharest - July 5, 2009, Bucharest) was a professor, writer, philanthropist, and political activist.

Dionisie Alexandru Ghermani
Ghermani in 1994
Born
Dionisie Ghermani

July 29th, 1922
Bucharest
DiedJuly 5th, 2009
Bucharest
Other namesBiţi Ghermani
Alma materUniversity of Berlin
OccupationProfessor
Parent(s)Dionisie Germani (Ghermani) (1877-1948)

Education and career

Dionisie Alexandru Ghermani was born in Bucharest. His father, Dionisie Germani (Ghermani) (1877–1948), was an engineer, professor, dean of Construction Faculty of Polytechnic University of Bucharest, and a political activist of the fascist Iron Guard. Dionisie Ghermani attended Saint Sava National College until 1941 and then graduated from the University of Berlin.

While a student at the Saint Sava National College, Dionisie Ghermani joined the local organization of the Cross Brotherhood (Frăţia de Cruce), part of the Iron Guard. He became a leader of a Brotherhood of the Cross in Bucharest. After the unsuccessful Iron Guard Rebellion (January 21—January 23, 1941), he became a political exile in Berlin - Germany.

In 1944-1945, he was a collaborator of the Romanian National Government-in-exile in Vienna, led by Horia Sima. In 1945 became a prisoner of French occupation forces at Innsbruck-Reichenau concentration camp. In August 1946, Dionisie Ghermani was liberated from Innsbruck-Reichenau. Then, he collaborated with British intelligence.

He founded Institut für Rumänienforschung — Munich / Unterhaching (1987). Also, Dionisie Ghermani founded German Romanian Interdisciplinary Research Institute in Bucharest (1994) as a branch of Institut für Rumänienforschung; since 1995, it is autonomous.

Dionisie Ghermani died in Bucharest on July 5, 2009.

Works
  • Dionisie A. Ghermani, “Nationalistischer "Internationalismus" am Beispiel Rumaeniens.” Canadian Review of Studies in Nationalism II, no.2 (1974/1975): 279-296.
  • Dionisie Ghermani, Desluşiri naţionale. Mit, utopie, paradigmă, ideologie, epistemologie. Bucureşti, 1993, 23 pp.
  • Dionisie Ghermani, Despre democraţie. Cuvânt înainte de: Stroescu-Stânişoară, Nicolae. Cluj, Dacia, 1996, 176 pp.
  • Dionisie Ghermani, Mutationen und Stagnation, Strukturveränderungen und Sklerese auf dem Shachbrett der Internationalen Politik. In: EAS, 1998, 1, p. 23-32.
  • Dionisie Ghermani,. Die neueste Auflage des russischen Imperialismus In: Omagiu Virgil Cândea la 75 de ani. Bucureşti, 2002, I, p. 291-313.
  • Dionisie Ghermani, Die nationale Souveränitätspolitik der SR Rumänien. Munich: Oldenbourg, 1981.
  • Dionisie Ghermani, Die kommunistische Umdeutung der rumánischen Geschichte unter besonderer Berücksichtigung des Mittelalters (Munich: Verlag R. Oldenbourg, 1967).
  • Dionisie Ghermani, Alexandru Boldur zum 90. Geburtstag, in: Südost-Forschungen 35, 1976, S. 248
  • Dionisie Ghermani, Alexander von Randa (1906–1975) [Nachruf], in: Südost-Forschungen 35, 1976, S. 249-250.
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