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Richard von Weizsäcker

1920 - 2015

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Richard Karl Freiherr von Weizsäcker (German: [ˈʁɪçaʁt fɔn ˈvaɪtszɛkɐ] ; 15 April 1920 – 31 January 2015) was a German politician (CDU), who served as President of Germany from 1984 to 1994. Born into the aristocratic Weizsäcker family, who were part of the German nobility, he took his first public offices in the Protestant Church in Germany. A member of the CDU since 1954, Weizsäcker was elected as a member of parliament at the 1969 elections. He continued to hold a mandate as a member of the Bundestag until he became Governing Mayor of West Berlin, following the 1981 state elections. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Richard von Weizsäcker is the 1,661st most popular politician (down from 1,567th in 2019), the 418th most popular biography from Germany (up from 425th in 2019) and the 119th most popular German Politician.

Richard von Weizsäcker is most famous for being the president of Germany from 1984 to 1994.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Richard von Weizsäcker ranks 1,661 out of 19,576. Before him are Pontiac, Alexios V Doukas, Maria II of Portugal, Cuauhtémoc, Dick Cheney, and Shaka. After him are George of Poděbrady, Ferdinand III of Castile, Alexander I of Serbia, Mentor, Grand Duchess Tatiana Nikolaevna of Russia, and Constantine VIII.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1920, Richard von Weizsäcker ranks 22. Before him are Owen Chamberlain, Frank Herbert, Nicolaas Bloembergen, Melina Mercouri, Amália Rodrigues, and Gianni Rodari. After him are Charlie Parker, François Jacob, Traudl Junge, Éric Rohmer, George Porter, and Carlo Azeglio Ciampi. Among people deceased in 2015, Richard von Weizsäcker ranks 22. Before him are Helmut Schmidt, Süleyman Demirel, Anita Ekberg, Henning Mankell, Irwin Rose, and Yves Chauvin. After him are Laura Antonelli, Dusty Rhodes, Josef Masopust, Leonard Nimoy, Kenan Evren, and Val Logsdon Fitch.

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In Germany

Among people born in Germany, Richard von Weizsäcker ranks 418 out of 7,253. Before him are Michael Wittmann (1914), Carl Ritter (1779), Kurt Georg Kiesinger (1904), Maria Josepha of Saxony, Dauphine of France (1731), Ludwig III of Bavaria (1845), and Franz Bopp (1791). After him are Karl Haushofer (1869), Alexander Grothendieck (1928), Karen Horney (1885), Christian III of Denmark (1503), Friedrich Carl von Savigny (1779), and Emil Nolde (1867).

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Among POLITICIANS In Germany

Among politicians born in Germany, Richard von Weizsäcker ranks 119. Before him are Ernst Thälmann (1886), Chlodio (393), Maria of Yugoslavia (1900), Georg von Hertling (1843), Kurt Georg Kiesinger (1904), and Ludwig III of Bavaria (1845). After him are Karl Haushofer (1869), Christian III of Denmark (1503), Leo von Caprivi (1831), Maria Anna of Bavaria (1805), Frederick I of Sweden (1676), and Conradin (1252).

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