Background
He was born on March 14, 1907 as Heinz Bernard Ollendorff to an oculist in the town of Esslingen am Neckar, Germany. He grew up in the city of Darmstadt.
He was born on March 14, 1907 as Heinz Bernard Ollendorff to an oculist in the town of Esslingen am Neckar, Germany. He grew up in the city of Darmstadt.
He received his doctor"s degree in law from the University of Heidelberg. In Cleveland, Ohio he studied Social Work. In 1954 the United States Department of State asked him to participate in the re-education programme for Germans and he conducted courses for Youth leaders and social workers in Hesse.
He also had the idea to start an exchange program
Now the Council of International Fellowship is a world wide organisation for professionals working in the field of social work. Ollendorff died in Cleveland, Ohio on February 10, 1979.
In 2007 the German city of Darmstadt gave his name to a square.