Menno Aden
Menno Aden (born 18 November 1942 in Berchtesgaden) is a German academic, politician and translator.
Aden studied law at the University of Bonn and taught at FOM University of Applied Sciences for Economics and Management.[1]
After having been a member of the Christian Democratic Union for 30 years, Aden resigned in protest over Angela Merkel's policies, and was elected to the Essen City Council in 2014, representing the Alternative for Germany party.[2] He then left that party and served on the council as an independent until 2020.[3] Aden has written numerous articles for a wide variety of publications including the Junge Freiheit newspaper.[2] He has been criticized for Holocaust revisionism.[4]
Aden served as President of the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Mecklenburg from 1994 to 1996.[1] He has translated Richard Francis Burton's The Kasidah into German, as well as many poems by Alexander Pushkin.
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b "Curriculum Vitae" (PDF). Retrieved 18 March 2021.
- ^ Jump up to: a b Stenglein, Frank (12 June 2014). "Der kurze Traum vom fünften Mandat ist beim EBB vorbei". Der Westen (in German). Retrieved 18 March 2021.
- ^ Kintscher, Wolfgang (1 October 2020). "Der große Exodus im Essener Stadtrat: 51 von 89 sagen Adieu". Neue Ruhr Zeitung (in German). Retrieved 18 March 2021.
- ^ Krebs, Felix (10 November 2016). "AfD-Fraktion beschäftigt Mitarbeiter mit extrem rechter Vergangenheit". Die Zeit (in German). Retrieved 18 March 2021.
- Living people
- 1942 births
- German Lutherans
- Politicians from Essen
- Alternative for Germany politicians
- Independent politicians in Germany
- People from Berchtesgaden
- English–German translators
- Translators of Alexander Pushkin
- University of Bonn alumni