Menno Aden (born 18 November 1942 in

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) is a German academic, politician and translator. Aden studied law at the

University of Bonn The Rhenish Friedrich Wilhelm University of Bonn (german: Rheinische Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universität Bonn) is a public research university located in Bonn, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It was founded in its present form as the ( en, Rhine U ...

and taught at

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. After having been a member of the Christian Democratic Union for 30 years, Aden resigned in protest over

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's policies, and was elected to the Essen City Council in 2014, representing the

Alternative for Germany Alternative for Germany (german: link=no, Alternative für Deutschland, AfD; ) is a right-wing populist * * * * * * * political party in Germany. AfD is known for its opposition to the European Union, as well as immigration to Germany. I ...

party. He then left that party and served on the council as an

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until 2020. Aden has written numerous articles for a wide variety of publications including the ''

Junge Freiheit The ''Junge Freiheit'' (JF, "Young Freedom") is a German weekly newspaper on politics and culture that was established in 1986. It has been described as conservative, right-wing, nationalistic and as the "ideological supply ship of right-wing pop ...

'' newspaper. He has been criticized for

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. Aden served as President of the

Evangelical Lutheran Church of Mecklenburg The Evangelical Lutheran Church of Mecklenburg (german: Evangelisch-Lutherische Landeskirche Mecklenburgs; abbreviated ELLM) was a Lutheran church in the German state of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, serving the citizens living in Mecklenburg. The seat of ...

from 1994 to 1996. He has translated

Richard Francis Burton Sir Richard Francis Burton (; 19 March 1821 – 20 October 1890) was a British explorer, writer, orientalist scholar,and soldier. He was famed for his travels and explorations in Asia, Africa, and the Americas, as well as his extraordinary kn ...

's ''

The Kasidah ''The Kasîdah of Hâjî Abdû El-Yezdî'' (1880) is a long English language poem written by "Hâjî Abdû El-Yezdî", a pseudonym of the true author, Sir Richard Francis Burton (1821-1890), a well-known British Arabist and explorer. In a note ...

'' into German, as well as many poems by

Alexander Pushkin Alexander Sergeyevich Pushkin (; rus, links=no, Александр Сергеевич ПушкинIn pre-Revolutionary script, his name was written ., r=Aleksandr Sergeyevich Pushkin, p=ɐlʲɪkˈsandr sʲɪrˈɡʲe(j)ɪvʲɪtɕ ˈpuʂkʲɪn, ...

, Michail Lermontow, Fjodor Tjutschew and other Russin poets. Aden is author of numerous legal works, i.a. the pioneering "Internationale Handelschiedsgerichtsbarkeit - Kommentar zu den Verfahrensordnungen" 1988; 2002(International Commercial Arbitration, Commentary to Arbitration Rules) .

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Aden, Menno Living people 1942 births German Lutherans Politicians from Essen Alternative for Germany politicians Independent politicians in Germany People from Berchtesgaden English–German translators Translators of Alexander Pushkin University of Bonn alumni