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Richard von Weizsäcker
President of Germany from 1984 to 1994
Details
- Instance of
- human
- Born
- 15 April 1920
- Died
- 31 January 2015
- Conflict
- World War II, 1939 Invasion of Poland, Battle of Tuchola Forest, Operation Barbarossa, Battle of Moscow, Siege of Leningrad
- Place of birth
- New Palace
- Place of death
- Berlin
- Sex or gender
- male
- Family name
- von Weizsäcker
- Father
- Ernst von Weizsäcker
- Mother
- Marianne von Weizsäcker
- Spouse
- Marianne von Weizsäcker
- Child
- Robert K. von Weizsäcker, Andreas von Weizsäcker, Beatrice von Weizsäcker, Fritz von Weizsäcker
- Occupation
- politician, lawyer, military personnel, jurist, mayor
- Position held
- president of Germany, Governing Mayor of Berlin, member of the German Bundestag, member of the Abgeordnetenhaus of Berlin, Berlin member of the Bundestag, member of the German Bundestag, member of the German Bundestag, President of the DEKT
- Citizenship
- Germany
- Native language
- German
- Religion
- Lutheranism
- Awards
- Grand Cross Special Class of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany, Schärfste Klinge, Grand Cross with Collar of the Order of the White Rose of Finland, Order of the Quetzal, Order of Antonio José de Irisarri, Knight Grand Cross in the Order of the Netherlands Lion, Goldene Kamera, German Sports Badge, Grand Cross with Collar of the Order of the Falcon, Royal Order of the Seraphim, Order of the Elephant, Heinrich Heine Prize
- academic degree
- doctorate
- affiliation
- CDU/CSU Bundestag fraction
- archives at
- German Federal Archives
- birth name
- Richard Karl Freiherr von Weizsäcker
- candidacy in election
- 1989 West German presidential election, 1984 West German presidential election
- catalog code
- 11002466
- doctoral advisor
- Wolfgang Siebert
- educated at
- University of Göttingen, Balliol College, University of Oxford
- employer
- Mannesmann, Boehringer Ingelheim
- family
- Weizsäcker family
- languages spoken, written or signed
- German
- member of
- Hitler Youth, Club of Rome, Infantry Regiment 9 Potsdam, National board of the CDU, A Soul for Europe, Q2556746, Humboldt-Viadrina School of Governance, Deutsche Nationalstiftung, Atlantik-Brücke, German Council on Foreign Relations, European Leadership Network
- member of political party
- Christian Democratic Union
- military branch
- Infantry Regiment 9 Potsdam
- military, police or special rank
- captain
- name in native language
- Richard von Weizsäcker
- place of burial
- Waldfriedhof Dahlem
- residence
- Basel, Copenhagen, Oslo, Bern, Berlin
- topic's main category
- Category:Richard von Weizsäcker
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