Michel Cullin (17 September 1944 – 3 March 2020) was "" at the University of Nice and director of French-

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n relations at the Diplomatic Academy of Vienna.

Life

Cullin was born in

Paris Paris () is the Capital city, capital and List of communes in France with over 20,000 inhabitants, largest city of France. With an estimated population of 2,048,472 residents in January 2025 in an area of more than , Paris is the List of ci ...

. After he earned his degrees in

political science Political science is the scientific study of politics. It is a social science dealing with systems of governance and Power (social and political), power, and the analysis of political activities, political philosophy, political thought, polit ...

and

German studies German studies is an academic field that researches, documents and disseminates German language, literature, and culture in its historic and present forms. Academic departments of German studies therefore often focus on German culture, German h ...

(1962–65) in Paris, Michel Cullin became ''"Assistant de français"'' at the "Theresianum-school" in

Vienna Vienna ( ; ; ) is the capital city, capital, List of largest cities in Austria, most populous city, and one of Federal states of Austria, nine federal states of Austria. It is Austria's primate city, with just over two million inhabitants. ...

(1966–1967). Between 1967 and 1969 he was ''"Lecteur de français"'' at the

University of Vienna The University of Vienna (, ) is a public university, public research university in Vienna, Austria. Founded by Rudolf IV, Duke of Austria, Duke Rudolph IV in 1365, it is the oldest university in the German-speaking world and among the largest ...

. After working at the '' Geschwister-Scholl-Institute'' and the

Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich The Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich (simply University of Munich, LMU or LMU Munich; ) is a public university, public research university in Munich, Bavaria, Germany. Originally established as the University of Ingolstadt in 1472 by Duke ...

(1969–71) he became ''"Assistant d’allemand"'' (1971–76), ''"Maître- assistant de civilisation autrichienne"'' (1976–80) and later ''"Maître de conférences de civilisation autrichienne"'' (1980–82) at the University of Orléans. In 1977 he earned a doctoral degree in ''"études allemandes contemporaines"'' (1977). Furthermore, he worked as French correspondent for the ORF and was director of the "club franco-allemand" of

Orléans Orléans (,"Orleans"
(US) and Heidelberg Heidelberg (; ; ) is the List of cities in Baden-Württemberg by population, fifth-largest city in the States of Germany, German state of Baden-Württemberg, and with a population of about 163,000, of which roughly a quarter consists of studen ...

Leipzig Leipzig (, ; ; Upper Saxon: ; ) is the most populous city in the States of Germany, German state of Saxony. The city has a population of 628,718 inhabitants as of 2023. It is the List of cities in Germany by population, eighth-largest city in Ge ...

and

Jena Jena (; ) is a List of cities and towns in Germany, city in Germany and the second largest city in Thuringia. Together with the nearby cities of Erfurt and Weimar, it forms the central metropolitan area of Thuringia with approximately 500,000 in ...

and was between 1991 and 1995

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for cooperation in higher education at the French embassy in Berlin. Between 1998 and 1999 he was "Maître de conférences" at the University of Nice. He was actively involved in

politics Politics () is the set of activities that are associated with decision-making, making decisions in social group, groups, or other forms of power (social and political), power relations among individuals, such as the distribution of Social sta ...

. Cullin was awarded the Austrian Cross of Honour for Science and Art in 1978. From 2008 onward, he represented France in the International Council of the

Austrian Service Abroad The Austrian Service Abroad () is a non-profit organization funded by the Austrian government which sends young Austrians to work in partner institutions worldwide serving Holocaust commemoration in form of the Austrian Memorial Service, support ...

with Beate Klarsfeld and supported especially the work of young Austrians in Holocaust Memorial Centers and Jewish museums worldwide. He died in

References

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