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About Richard von Weizsäcker
Richard von Weizsacker served as the president of Germany for ten years, that is, from 1984 to 1994. Before he was elected as the president, he was the Governing Mayor for West Berlin from 1981 to 1984.
Family and Education
He was born into a well-to-do family and his parents were Ernst von Weizsacker and Marianne von Graevenitz. He had five siblings which included Carl Friedrich von Weizsacker, who was known to be a physicist and philosopher. The institutions he was educated at were Balliol College and Oxford University of Gottingen.
In 1953, he got married to Marianne Viktoria Helene Kretchmann and had four children with her.
Political Career
The politician was part of the German Army during World War II and served at the Infantry Regiment 9 Potsdam. After serving in the war, his earliest occupations included, a legal counsel, he was made the CEO of the Waldthausen Bank and he also worked at a pharmaceutical company called Boehringer Ingelheim. He was made to head the German Evangelical Church Assembly for six years.
Before he was elected as president for the Evangelical Church, he became a member of the Christian Democratic Union of Germany in 1954. He participated in the 1984 election and won the election defeating Luise Rinser from the opposition party.
After his tenure of office in 1994, he still remained as a politician and was made the chairperson of the Bergedorf Round Table.
Honors
Weiszacker was honored with the following titles:
Honorary Recipient of the “Order of the Crown of the Realm”.
Honorary Citizenship of Benin (1990).
Trivia
He published a book entitled “Von Deutschland nach Europa” in 1991.
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F.A.Q. about Richard von Weizsäcker
When is his birthday?
Richard von Weizsäcker's birthday is on April 15, 1920.
In how many days is his birthday?
Richard's birthday is in 354 days
How old was Richard when he died?
He was 94 years old.
When did he die?
He died in January 31, 2015.
How old would he be today?
Richard von Weizsäcker would be 104 years old if he was alive today.
Where was Richard from?
He was born in Stuttgart, Germany.