Klaus-Dieter Lehmann (; born 29 February 1940) is a German librarian and has been president of the Goethe-Institut (2008-2020).
Career Born in 1940 in Breslau, Lehmann studied physics and mathematics and passed his state examination in library science.
In 1988 Lehmann became director of the Deutsche Bibliothek, Frankfurt, the national library of West Germany. Following German reunification he merged the library with its East German counterpart in Leipzig; since 2006, the institution has been known as the German National Library. From 1998 to 2008 he served as president of the Prussian Cultural Heritage Foundation.
Other activities Corporate boards Deutsche Bank, member of the advisory board (since 2006) Members of the Advisory Board, 2006 Deutsche Bank.Members of the Regional Advisory Board, 2017 Deutsche Bank. Holtzbrinck Publishing Group, member of the supervisory board
Non-profits Association of Arts and Culture of the German Economy at the Federation of German Industries (BDI), member of the Jury for the 2017 Arts Sponsorship Award Bavarian State Library (BSB), member of the board of trusteesBoard of Trustees Bavarian State Library (BSB). Bertelsmann Stiftung, member of the board of trustees (2005–2010) BHF Bank Foundation, member of the board of trusteesBoard of Trustees BHF Bank Foundation. Culture Foundation of the German Football Association (DFB), member of the board of trusteesExecutive Board and Board of Trustees German Football Association (DFB). Deutsches Museum, member of the governing boardMember of the Governing Board Deutsches Museum. German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD), member of the executive committeeExecutive Committee German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD). Germanisches Nationalmuseum, chairman of the administrative boardAdministrative Board Germanisches Nationalmuseum. German Book Prize Academy, member of the executive boardExecutive Board German Book Prize. German-Russian Forum, member of the board of trusteesBoard of Trustees German-Russian Forum. Museum Berggruen, member of the international councilInternational Council Museum Berggruen. Opera Village Africa, member of the Circle of FriendsCircle of Friends Opera Village Africa. Villa Stuck, member of the board of trusteesBoard of Trustees Villa Stuck. German Academy for Language and Literature, member of the board of trustees German Federal Cultural Foundation, chairman of the advisory committeeAdvisory Committee Giesecke & Devrient Foundation, member of the board of trusteesBoard of Trustees Giesecke & Devrient Foundation. Heinz Friedrich Foundation, member of the board of trusteesBoard of Trustees Heinz Friedrich Foundation. Peace Prize of the German Book Trade, member of the board of trustees (2008–2014) Cultural Foundation of the Federal States, deputy chairman of the board of trusteesBoard of Trustees Cultural Foundation of the Federal States. Stifterverband für die Deutsche Wissenschaft, member of the board of trusteesBoard of Trustees Stifterverband für die Deutsche Wissenschaft. Ursula Lübbe Foundation, member of the board of trusteesBoard of Trustees Ursula Lübbe Foundation. 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup, member of the board of trustees (2008–2011)FIFA Women’s World Cup board of trustees presided by Dr Thomas Bach FIFA, press release of 30 September 2008. Bertelsmann Foundation, member of the board of trustees (2006–2010)Neues Kuratoriumsmitglied der Bertelsmann Stiftung Bertelsmann Foundation, press release of November 18, 2010.
Recognition Lehmann was awarded the Federal Cross of Merit, First Class, in 1996. In 2016, he was awarded the Gutenberg Prize of the International Gutenberg Society and the City of Mainz.
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Goethe-Institut biography