Ulrich Lins
Ulrich Lins is a German historian and Esperantist. He was a member of the board of the Universal Esperanto Association, and served as its vice-president from 1989-1995.
Biography
Ulrich Lins was born on 4 August 1943 in Bonn, Germany. He began studying Esperanto in 1958.Lins studied history, political science, and Japanology at the universities of Bonn and Cologne. In 1971 and 1972, he was an observer at the University of Tokyo and completed his doctoral thesis on the history of the Oomoto sect. As a teacher, he oversees university exchanges between Germany and other countries.
Involvement in the Esperanto Movement
Lins was a member of the board of the World Esperanto Youth Organization from 1964–1969, and represented the organisation on the board of the Universal Esperanto Association from 1967–1969. He was the co-editor of the magazine Kontakto from 1970–1974.He became a member of the board of the Universal Esperanto Association in 1986, and served as its vice-president from 1989-1995.