When was Richard von Weizsäcker born?

Richard von Weizsäcker was born on 1920-04-15.

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university in the city of Göttingen, Germany

Richard von Weizsäcker

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Born — Life — 1920-04-15
Richard von Weizsäcker was born on 1920-04-15.
Took part in World War II — Military — 1939-09-01
1939–1945 global conflict
Received Iron Cross 2nd Class — Recognition — 1941
military award
Received Iron Cross 1st Class — Recognition — 1944
military award
Studied at University of Göttingen — Education — 1945-01-01
university in the city of Göttingen, Germany
Took part in World War II — Military — 1945-04-01
1939–1945 global conflict
Worked for Mannesmann — Career — 1950-01-01
former German company
Married Marianne von Weizsäcker — Family — 1953-01-01
spouse of the German President
Joined Christian Democratic Union — Politics — 1954-01-01
centre-right political party in Germany
Studied at University of Göttingen — Education — 1955-01-01
university in the city of Göttingen, Germany
Worked for Mannesmann — Career — 1958-06-01
former German company
Worked for Boehringer Ingelheim — Career — 1962-01-01
German pharmaceutical company
Worked for Boehringer Ingelheim — Career — 1966-01-01
German pharmaceutical company
Began serving as member of the German Bundestag — Career — 1969-10-20
deputy of the German parliament
Stopped serving as member of the German Bundestag — Career — 1972-09-22
deputy of the German parliament
Began serving as member of the German Bundestag — Career — 1972-12-13
deputy of the German parliament
Received Commander's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany — Recognition — 1975
Richard von Weizsäcker had a award received connection with Commander's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany.
Stopped serving as member of the German Bundestag — Career — 1976-12-13
deputy of the German parliament
Began serving as member of the German Bundestag — Career — 1976-12-14
deputy of the German parliament
Received Knight Commander's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany — Recognition — 1980
condecoración de la República Federal de Alemania
Stopped serving as member of the German Bundestag — Career — 1980-11-04
deputy of the German parliament
Began serving as Berlin member of the Bundestag — Career — 1980-11-04
MPs from West Berlin (1949–1990) during the separation of Germany, special status without voting rights (with a few exceptions)
Chaired CDU Berlin — Career — 1981-01-01
state affiliate of the political party Christian Democratic Union of Germany
Began serving as Governing Mayor of Berlin — Career — 1981-06-11
head of government presiding over the Berlin Senate in Germany
Led the government of Berlin — Politics — 1981-06-11
federated state, capital and largest city of Germany
Stopped serving as Berlin member of the Bundestag — Career — 1981-06-15
MPs from West Berlin (1949–1990) during the separation of Germany, special status without voting rights (with a few exceptions)
Received Ernst Reuter Medal — Recognition — 1982-01-17
award given by the city of Berlin
Chaired CDU Berlin — Career — 1983-01-01
state affiliate of the political party Christian Democratic Union of Germany
Received Grand Cross Special Class of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany — Recognition — 1984
Richard von Weizsäcker had a award received connection with Grand Cross Special Class of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany.
Received honorary doctorate of Grenoble-III University — Recognition — 1984
Richard von Weizsäcker had a award received connection with honorary doctorate of Grenoble-III University.
Received Theodor Heuss Award — Recognition — 1984-01-01
award conferred by the German Theodor Heuss Stiftung since 1965
Stopped serving as Governing Mayor of Berlin — Career — 1984-02-09
head of government presiding over the Berlin Senate in Germany
Led the government of Berlin — Politics — 1984-02-09
federated state, capital and largest city of Germany
Began serving as president of Germany — Career — 1984-07-01
head of state of Germany
Signed Third Act amending the Banking Act — Career — 1984-12-20
German legislation
Received Grand Cross with Collar of the Order of the White Rose of Finland — Recognition — 1985-03-21
Finnish award (order), highest decoration in Finland
Signed BErzGG — Career — 1985-12-06
federal act/law
Received Collar of the Order of Charles III — Recognition — 1986-02-21
1st class of the order of Charles III of Spain
Received Knight Grand Cross of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic — Recognition — 1986-04-24
Richard von Weizsäcker had a award received connection with Knight Grand Cross of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic.
Received Romano Guardini award — Recognition — 1987
Richard von Weizsäcker had a award received connection with Romano Guardini award.
Received Atatürk International Peace Prize — Recognition — 1987
Turkish award
Received Royal Order of the Seraphim — Recognition — 1988-05-16
Swedish order of chivalry (1748–)
Received Grand Cross with Collar of the Order of the Falcon — Recognition — 1988-07-04
Richard von Weizsäcker had a award received connection with Grand Cross with Collar of the Order of the Falcon.
Received honorary citizen of Bonn — Recognition — 1989
title of honor awarded by the City of Bonn, Germany
Received Order of the Elephant — Recognition — 1989-04-25
chivalric order in one class, highest order of Denmark
Received Grand Collar of the Order of Prince Henry — Recognition — 1989-06-19
Richard von Weizsäcker had a award received connection with Grand Collar of the Order of Prince Henry.
Received honorary citizen of Stuttgart — Recognition — 1990
title of honor awarded by the City of Stuttgart, Germany
Received honorary citizen of Berlin — Recognition — 1990
title of honor conferred by the Senate of Berlin, Abgeordnetenhaus of Berlin
Received Harnack medal — Recognition — 1990-01-01
award
Received Geuzenpenning — Recognition — 1990-01-01
Human rights award
Received National Maltese Order of Merit — Recognition — 1990-10-22
Maltese award
Signed BND law — Career — 1990-12-20
federal act/law of the German government
Received Heinrich Heine Prize — Recognition — 1991
one of the most important literature and personality prizes in Germany
Received honorary doctorate from University of Lyon-II — Recognition — 1991-11-21
Richard von Weizsäcker had a award received connection with honorary doctorate from University of Lyon-II.
Received Nansen Refugee Award — Recognition — 1992
award conferred by the UN Refugee Agency
Received Royal Victorian Chain — Recognition — 1992-01-01
Richard von Weizsäcker had a award received connection with Royal Victorian Chain.
Signed Act Establishing a Federal Agency for Nature Conservation — Career — 1993-08-06
law creating Germany's nature conservation agency
Received German Leo Baeck Award — Recognition — 1994
premio alemán
Received Gold Olympic Order — Recognition — 1994
Richard von Weizsäcker had a award received connection with Gold Olympic Order.
Received Grand Cross of the Order of Merit of the Republic of Poland — Recognition — 1994
Richard von Weizsäcker had a award received connection with Grand Cross of the Order of Merit of the Republic of Poland.
Signed Security Clearance Act — Career — 1994-04-20
German federal law on the verification of the security of persons
Stopped serving as president of Germany — Career — 1994-06-30
head of state of Germany
Received Catalonia International Prize — Recognition — 1995
cultural prize given by the state of Catalonia
Received German citizenship price — Recognition — 1995
Richard von Weizsäcker had a award received connection with German citizenship price.
Received honorary doctor of the University of Antwerp — Recognition — 1995
Richard von Weizsäcker had a award received connection with honorary doctor of the University of Antwerp.
Received Buber-Rosenzweig-Medal — Recognition — 1995-01-01
annual award to Christian–Jewish understanding
Received Order of Merit of Baden-Württemberg — Recognition — 1995-04-29
highest award of the German state of Baden-Württemberg (1974-)
Received honorary citizen of Gdańsk — Recognition — 1997
title of honor conferred by the City of Gdańsk, Poland
Received Dr. Leopold Lucas Prize — Recognition — 2000-01-01
annual German humanities science award that comes with 50.000 Euro prize money
Received Johann Heinrich Voß Prize for Literature — Recognition — 2003
Richard von Weizsäcker had a award received connection with Johann Heinrich Voß Prize for Literature.
Received Osgar — Recognition — 2003
award
Received Grand cross of the Order of the White Lion — Recognition — 2003
Richard von Weizsäcker had a award received connection with Grand cross of the Order of the White Lion.
Received Erich-Kästner award — Recognition — 2003
culture award
Received Urania Medal — Recognition — 2004
award
Received Four Freedoms Award – Freedom Medal — Recognition — 2008
American award
Received Corine Literature Prize — Recognition — 2009
German literary award
Received Giuseppe Motta Medal — Recognition — 2010-01-01
Swiss award
Won Premio a la comprensión y la tolerancia — Recognition — 2012
Richard von Weizsäcker had a winner connection with Premio a la comprensión y la tolerancia.
Received Leipzig International Mendelssohn Prize — Recognition — 2013-01-01
award
Received Eric M. Warburg Award — Recognition — 2014-01-01
Richard von Weizsäcker had a award received connection with Eric M. Warburg Award.
Died — Life — 2015-01-31
Richard von Weizsäcker died on 2015-01-31.