Hermann-Josef Blanke
{{Short description|German academic and legal scholar (1957–2023)}}
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| birth_date = {{Birth date|df=y|1957|08|26}}
| birth_place = Hamm, North Rhine-Westphalia, West Germany
| death_date = {{Death date and age|df=y|2023|01|09|1957|08|26}}
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| nationality = German
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Legal scholar
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| education = University of Bonn
Complutense University of Madrid
University of Florence
Osnabrück University
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Hermann-Josef Blanke (26 August 1957 – 9 January 2023) was a German academic and legal scholar.{{cite news |last=Bauer-Wabnegg|first=Walter|last2=Talaulicar|first2=Till|date=10 January 2023|title=Trauer um Hermann-Josef Blanke|trans-title= |url=https://www.uni-erfurt.de/universitaet/aktuelles/news/news-detail/trauer-um-prof-dr-hermann-josef-blanke|language=German|work=University of Erfurt|location= |access-date=11 January 2023}}
Biography
Blanke was born on 26 August 1957.{{cite web|url=https://www.degruyter.com/database/KDGO/entry/P77396/html|title=Hermann-Josef Blanke|work=Kürschners Deutscher Literatur-Kalender|language=German}} He studied law and romance studies at the University of Bonn, the Complutense University of Madrid, and the University of Florence. He received his Doctor of Law from Osnabrück University. He worked as a Wissenschaftlicher Assistent at the University of Cologne from 1990 to 1991. He was then a lecturer at the University of Trier, Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf, the University of Bonn, and the University of Cologne.
From 2000 to 2023, Blanke was a professor of law and political science at the University of Erfurt, specializing in public law, international law, and European integration. During this time, he also held guest professorships in Argentina, Brazil, and Italy.
Blanke was awarded the Grand-Cross of the Order of Saint Raymond of Peñafort in 2018.{{cite news |last= |first= |date=11 March 2018|title=Ehrenkreuz für Prof. Dr. Hermann-Josef Blanke|trans-title= |url=https://www.uni-erfurt.de/en/university/current/news/news-detail/ehrenkreuz-fuer-prof-dr-hermann-josef-blanke|language=German|work=University of Erfurt|location= |access-date=11 January 2023}} In 2021, he was awarded a Jean Monnet Chair by the European Commission.{{cite news |last= |first= |date=29 November 2021|title=Prof. Dr. Hermann-Josef Blanke mit "Jean Monnet Chair" geehrt|trans-title= |url=https://www.uni-erfurt.de/universitaet/aktuelles/news/news-detail/prof-dr-hermann-josef-blanke-mit-jean-monnet-chair-geehrt|language=German|work=University of Erfurt|location= |access-date=11 January 2023}}
In May 2019, Blanke submitted a Verfassungsbeschwerde against the {{ill|Thüringer Hochschulgesetz|de}} to the Federal Constitutional Court as the legal representative of 32 university professors in Thuringia.{{cite news |last= |first= |date=23 May 2019|title=Wissenschaftler legen Verfassungsbeschwerde gegen Thüringer Hochschulgesetz ein|trans-title= |url=https://www.thueringer-allgemeine.de/leben/recht-justiz/wissenschaftler-legen-verfassungsbeschwerde-gegen-thueringer-hochschulgesetz-ein-id225456423.html|language=German|work=Thüringer Allgemeine|location= |access-date=11 January 2023}} At the time of his death, the Court had not yet made a decision.
Blanke died unexpectedly on 9 January 2023, at the age of 65.{{cite news |last= |first= |date=10 January 2023|title=Erfurter Uni-Professor Hermann-Josef Blanke im Alter von 65 Jahren verstorben|trans-title= |url=https://www.thueringer-allgemeine.de/incoming/hermann-josef-blanke-im-alter-von-65-jahren-verstorben-id237337083.html|language=German|work=Thüringer Allgemeine|location= |access-date=11 January 2023}}
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Category:German legal scholars
Category:University of Bonn alumni
Category:Complutense University of Madrid alumni
Category:University of Florence alumni
Category:Osnabrück University alumni