Hans Carl Paul Eduard Büsing (11 February 1880 – 20 July 1941) was a German diplomat who served as Minister to Finland and Minister to Paraguay.

Early life and education

Born in

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in the

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on 11 February 1880, after school education Büsing studied law at the

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. While at university in 1899 he was a member of the Corps Suevia Tübingen. In 1902 Büsing started his career at the

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, receiving his

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in 1903, but after a few years switched his career to the

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in 1910.

Diplomatic career

In 1911 his first posting was as

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in London operating under Ambassador Paul Wolff Metternich until in 1912 when he was transferred as acting Consul in

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in the absence of Consul-General Hans Paul von Humboldt-Dachroeden. In December 1913 he was appointed as Consul-General in

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, Liberia. Büsing served in Liberia until the outbreak of the First World War in late 1914 when he signed up for active military service. However the foreign office retained him in service and appointed him Consul-General in

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, Denmark and then to Christiania, Sweden in 1916 followed by an appointment as Legation Counsellor in Stockholm in 1917 under Minister Hellmuth Lucius von Stoedten. In 1918 he returned to work in the Foreign Office in Berlin, but in 1921 was appointed Consul-General in Canton until late 1923. In November 1923 he was appointed as Consul-General to Australia, being the first German diplomat to be posted there since the war. Initially based in

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, in 1928 he moved the consulate back to Sydney. As the German consul, Büsing attempted to repair German relations with Australians and spoke out against the treatment of German property in Australia confiscated during the war by the Australian Government. On 15 July 1932 Büsing was sent to

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as Minister to Finland, serving until 1935. On 12 February 1937 Büsing received his last diplomatic appointment to

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as Minister to Paraguay, where he died on 20 July 1941.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Busing, Hans 1880 births 1941 deaths Ambassadors of Germany to Finland Ambassadors of Germany to Paraguay Ambassadors of Germany to Australia People from Schwerin University of Tübingen alumni