Historical FigureMale
Helmut Schmidt
1918 – 2015
About this person
Wikipedia SummaryHelmut Heinrich Waldemar Schmidt was a German politician and member of the Social Democratic Party of Germany (SPD), who served as the chancellor of West Germany from 1974 to 1982. He was the longest lived chancellor in German history and had the longest post-chancellorship, at over 33 years.
Biographical & Professional Details
Date of birth
December 23, 1918
Hamburg
Date of death
November 10, 2015
Hamburg
Citizenship
Germany
Occupations & fields
politicianeconomistcivil servantnon-fiction writerwriterstatesperson
Awards & honours
Orden wider den tierischen ErnstFinancial Times Person of the YearTheodor Heuss Awardhonorary doctor of Harvard Universitydoctor honoris causa from the Paris-Sorbonne Universityhonorary citizen of Hamburg
- Field and occupation
- nemeckí politici
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