Hans von der Groeben

Hans von der Groeben (14 May 1907 – 6 March 2005) was a German diplomat, lawyer and journalist and member of the European Commission. Von der Groeben was born in Langheim (today Łankiejmy, Poland) near Rastenburg, East Prussia. When the Treaty of Rome came into effect on 1 January 1958, Chancellor Konrad Adenauer appointed Von der Groeben as the second German member of the first European Commission, along with Walter Hallstein who became the commission president. In 1967 he received an Honorary Doctorate from the University of Frankfurt.

Hans von der Groeben

Hans von der Groeben (14 May 1907 – 6 March 2005) was a German diplomat, lawyer and journalist and member of the European Commission. Von der Groeben was born in Langheim (today Łankiejmy, Poland) near Rastenburg, East Prussia. When the Treaty of Rome came into effect on 1 January 1958, Chancellor Konrad Adenauer appointed Von der Groeben as the second German member of the first European Commission, along with Walter Hallstein who became the commission president. In 1967 he received an Honorary Doctorate from the University of Frankfurt.