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Ines Geipel

b. 1960

German theater professor, essayist and writer, former sportsperson

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Born 1960. Ines Geipel is a German athletics competitor, writer, university teacher, germanist, author and athlete.

Ines Geipel (born 1960) is a German academic and former athlete. She is professor of German versification at the Ernst Busch Academy of Dramatic Arts (Hochschule für Schauspielkunst Ernst Busch) in Berlin.

She was born in 1960 in Dresden in the then East Germany. She was a competitive athlete there before escaping to the West in 1989. After her escape, she was expelled from the Socialist Unity Party of Germany, of which she had previously been a party member. She studied sociology and philosophy in Darmstadt.

As an athlete she was a victim of doping in East Germany, and she was president from 2013 to 2018 of the group Help for Victims of Doping . She was a co-plaintiff in the 2000 trial of Manfred Ewald and Manfred Höppner.

In 2019 she was the subject of an episode of the BBC series HARDtalk, interviewed by Stephen Sackur.

Awards In 2011 Geipel was awarded the Bundesverdienstkreuz (Cross of Merit) for her writing and political engagement.

Selected publications Geipel, Ines:(August 2024) Fabelland: Der Osten, der Westen, der Zorn und das Glück

Originally published as Umkämpfte Zone. Mein Bruder, der Osten und der Hass (2019)

Originally published as Schöner Neuer Himmel. Aus dem Militärlabor des Ostens (2022)

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Birth century
Education
Wickersdorf Free School Community, Technical University of Darmstadt
Employers
Ernst Busch Academy of Dramatic Arts, University of Jena, Hannah Arendt Institute for Totalitarianism Studies, Technical University of Darmstadt
Awards
Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany; Marieluise-Fleißer-Preis; Erich Loest Prize; Antiquaria Award

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Frequently asked questions

Who is Ines Geipel?

German theater professor, essayist and writer, former sportsperson

When was Ines Geipel born?

Ines Geipel was born on 7 July 1960 in Dresden.

What is Ines Geipel's occupation?

Ines Geipel is an athletics competitor, writer, university teacher, germanist, author and athlete.

What nationality is Ines Geipel?

Ines Geipel is German.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Ines Geipel

· Wikidata: Q91448

· DBpedia: Ines Geipel

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