Karl Carstens
German politician (1914–1992)
Karl Carstens (German: [kaʁl ˈkaʁstn̩s]; 14 December 1914 – 30 May 1992) was a German politician. He served as the president of West Germany from 1979 to 1984.2
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Born Dec 14, 1914, died May 30, 1992.1
Companies
Early life and education
- Date not recordedYale Law School3
- Date not recordedLudwig-Maximilians-Universität München3
- Date not recordedUniversity of Cologne3
Carstens was born in the City of Bremen, the son of a commercial school teacher, who had been killed at the Western Front of World War I shortly before his birth. He studied law and political science at Goethe University Frankfurt, the University of Dijon, the Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, the University of Königsberg, and the University of Hamburg from 1933 to 1936, obtaining a doctorate in 1938 and taking the Second Staatsexamen degree in 1939. In 1949, he also received a Master of Laws (LL.M.) degree from Yale Law School.
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Career
Occupation: diplomat, law clerk, military officer, politician, secretary of state, jurist, university teacher, lawyer.12
- 1979 to 1984President of Germany6
- 1976 to 1979President of the Bundestag6 7
- 1976 to 1979Member of the German Bundestag6
- 1976 to 1979Chair, German Bundestag10
- 1976 to 1979Chair, 8th German Bundestag11
- 1974 to 1977Substitute member of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe6
- 1973 to 1976Chairman of the CDU/CSU Bundestag fraction6
- 1973 to 1976Chair, CDU/CSU Bundestag fraction9
- 1973Substitute member of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe6
- 1972 to 1976Member of the German Bundestag6
- 1968 to 1969Chancellery Chief of Staff6
- 1968 to 1969Chair, Federal Chancellery of Germany8
More of their career (3)
- 1966 to 1967Secretary of state from Germany6
- Date not recordedWorked at University of Cologne4
- Date not recordedFounded Nature and medicine5
Personal life
Awards
- 1986Hanns Martin Schleyer Prize17
- 1986Lucius D. Clay Medal17
- 1984Charlemagne Prize17 25
- 1983doctor honoris causa from the University of Dijon17
- 1982Grand Star of the Decoration for Services to the Republic of Austria17 22
- 1981Collar of the Order of Charles III17
- 1980Grand Collar of the Military Order of Saint James of the Sword17 21
- 1979Grand Cross Special Class of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany17
- 1979Knight Grand Cross with Collar of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic17 24
- 1977Grand Cross of Honor for Services to the Republic of Austria17 22
More awards (13)
- 1977Grand Cross of the Order of Isabella the Catholic17
- 1976Grand Cross 1st class of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany17
- 1966Grand Cross of the Military Order of Christ17 21
- 1965Knight Grand Cross of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic17 23
- 1964honorary citizen of Berlin17
- 1964honorary citizen of Bonn17
- 1962Grand Cross of the Order of Honour for Services to the Republic of Austria17 22
- 1960Grand Officer of the Military Order of Christ17 21
- 1959Grand Officer of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic17 20
- Date not recordedBavarian Order of Merit17 18
- Date not recordedGrand Cross of the Legion of Honour17
- Date not recordedOrder of Jamaica17 19
- Date not recordedOrder of the Rajamitrabhorn17
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- 1WikidataKarl Carstens on Wikidata
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- 26WikidataKarl Carstens: IMDb, on Wikidata
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- 28Wikimedia CommonsKarl Carstens photo by Ulrich Wienke, CC BY-SA 3.0 de