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Helmut Schmidt
Helmut 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.
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politics · Chancellor of Germany from 1974 to 1982 · politician · economist · civil servant · non-fiction writer · writer · statesperson · publisher · minister · political economist · musician · also Helmut Schmidt, H. Schmidt, Schmidt, Helmut Heinrich Waldemar, Helmut Heinrich Waldemar Schmidt, Schmidt
Born 23 December 1918 · Died 10 November 2015 · Q2516
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2026· 6 entries
Handelsblatt: Helmut Schmidt: Lesen Sie hier aktuelle News und neueste Nachrichten von heute zum Altkanzler
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“a special man whose political courage has moved many.”
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“finally having to change addresses”
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Mshale: Helmut Schmidt NDR Talkshow Classics 1986 Eose Stock (FTdb49JRyi)
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Mshale: Altbundeskanzler Helmut Schmidt NDR Talkshow Valve Steam Machine Queue System (22rgkb5taL)
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2022· 2 entries
Die Presse: Helmut Schmidt
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"The first world war began in an incredibly complex, around-the-houses way
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2020· 4 entries
Published “IQ-TREE 2: New Models and Efficient Methods for Phylogenetic Inference in the Genomic Era” in Molecular Biology and Evolution — cited 16,896 times.
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Published “Global burden of 369 diseases and injuries in 204 countries and territories, 1990–2019: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019” in The Lancet — cited 16,047 times.
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Published “IQ-TREE 2: New Models and Efficient Methods for Phylogenetic Inference in the Genomic Era” in Molecular Biology and Evolution — cited 16,547 times.
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Published “Global burden of 369 diseases and injuries in 204 countries and territories, 1990–2019: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019” in The Lancet — cited 16,225 times.
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2018· 2 entries
Published “Global, regional, and national incidence, prevalence, and years lived with disability for 354 diseases and injuries for 195 countries and territories, 1990–2017: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2017” in The Lancet — cited 11,062 times.
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Published “Global, regional, and national incidence, prevalence, and years lived with disability for 354 diseases and injuries for 195 countries and territories, 1990–2017: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2017” in The Lancet — cited 11,011 times.
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2017· 1 entry
After Minister of Defence Ursula von der Leyen issued an order to remove Wehrmacht memorabilia from barracks and other institutions of the Bundeswehr, a photo of the young Lieutenant Helmut Schmidt in Wehrmacht uniform w
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2016· 4 entries
FAZ.NET: Helmut Schmidt
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By the German Bundestag as one of six non-partisan foundations commemorating politicians
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Published “Observation of Gravitational Waves from a Binary Black Hole Merger” in Physical Review Letters — cited 11,819 times.
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Published “Observation of Gravitational Waves from a Binary Black Hole Merger” in Physical Review Letters — cited 11,729 times.
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2015· 10 entries
VICE: Auch wenn Helmut Schmidt gestorben ist, muss man seine Meinungen kritisieren dürfen
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FOCUS: Helmut Schmidt ist tot
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ČT24: Zemřel bývalý německý kancléř Helmut Schmidt
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Died 2015-11-10.
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BILD.de: Helmut Schmidt: Aktuelle News und Videos
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Published “A global reference for human genetic variation” in Nature — cited 17,839 times.
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“It seems to me that the German people can - pointedly - tolerate 5 percent price increase better than 5 percent unemployment.”
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“What troubles me is that we will see in Germany no approximation of the East German income to the West German income anymore, because productivity stays so far behind.”
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“It is an irony of history that the public sector union, my union, in which I am a member for over 50 years, that imagines that the public service should be the pacemaker in the wage increase. One must be crazy.”
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Published “A global reference for human genetic variation” in Nature — cited 17,977 times.
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2014· 5 entries
Awarded Ewald von Kleist Prize (2014).
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Published “IQ-TREE: A Fast and Effective Stochastic Algorithm for Estimating Maximum-Likelihood Phylogenies” in Molecular Biology and Evolution — cited 24,607 times.
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Published “IQ-TREE: A Fast and Effective Stochastic Algorithm for Estimating Maximum-Likelihood Phylogenies” in Molecular Biology and Evolution — cited 24,830 times.
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And this year, it's quite clearly a case of the breach of the peace by just one power
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“Europe, the Americans and also Russia are behaving in a way that Christopher Clark described in his book The Sleepwalkers: How Europe Went to War in 1914 that”
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2012· 3 entries
Awarded Hanns Martin Schleyer Prize (2012).
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Awarded Eric M. Warburg Award (2012).
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At the beginning of August 2012, Schmidt gave an interview on German television and revealed that at 93 years of age, he had fallen in love again.
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2011· 1 entry
Schmidt made a pilgrimage to the Trudeau family vault in St-Rémi-de-Napierville Cemetery, accompanied by Jean Chrétien and Tom Axworthy
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2010· 8 entries
Awarded Point Alpha Prize (2010).
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“Immigration from foreign civilisations creates more problems than it can bring us in terms of benefits on the labour market. Immigration from Europe is no problem; the problem starts from somewhat more eastern regions. These are different cultures, not because of their different genes or ancestry, but because of the way they were raised.”
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Published “A method and server for predicting damaging missense mutations” in Nature Methods — cited 11,791 times.
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“in the interview with Giovanni di Lorenzo, ZEITmagazin 25. March 2010, nr. 13”
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“Wenn man ganz genau hinschaut, dann sieht man, dass die politischen Journalisten eigentlich mehr zur politischen Klasse gehören und weniger zum Journalismus." - im Interview mit Giovanni di Lorenzo, ZEITmagazin 25. März 2010 Nr. 13”
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His wife of 68 years, Loki Schmidt, died on 21 October 2010, aged 91.
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Published “A method and server for predicting damaging missense mutations” in Nature Methods — cited 11,760 times.
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“in the interview with Sandra Maischberger, Menschen bei Maischberger 14. December 2010, Das Erste”
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2009· 2 entries
Awarded Leipzig International Mendelssohn Prize (2009).
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“from Schmidt confirmed in a letter from the 26. February 2009 to the Student Council Social Sciences St.-Ursula-Gymnasium Attendorn.”
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2008· 6 entries
Awarded Osgar (2008).
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On 25 January 2008, German police launched an inquiry after an anti-smoking initiative charged that Schmidt was defying the recently introduced smoking ban.
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“In the interview with Kai Diekmann, Walter Mayer and Hans-Jörg Vehlewald Bild am Sonntag, 15. September 2008”
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“Der eine ist links, der andere ist rechts. Aber vergleichbare Populisten sind Lafontaine und Le Pen schon." - Im Interview mit Kai Diekmann, Walter Mayer und Hans-Jörg Vehlewald Bild am Sonntag 15. September 2008”
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“Zeit Online, 23. July 2008”
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“Natürlich hat Kernkraft ihre Risiken. Es gibt aber keine Energie und nichts auf der Welt ohne Risiken, nicht einmal die Liebe." - Zeit Online, 23. Juli 2008”
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2007· 8 entries
Awarded Global Economy Prize (2007).
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Awarded honorary doctor of the University of Marburg (2007).
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“DIE ZEIT, nr. 36/2007, 30. August 2007”
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Schmidt described the climate debate as "hysterically overheated"
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“im Gespräch mit Hans Küng über den Weltethos, 2007, YouTube”
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“Der Rechtsstaat hat nicht zu siegen, er hat auch nicht zu verlieren, sondern er hat zu existieren!" - Interview mit Giovanni di Lorenzo. DIE ZEIT, 30. August 2007, zeit.de”
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“DIE ZEIT, 30. August 2007, Zeit.de”
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“Nichts ist wichtiger als Seelsorge für Menschen in Not. […] Für mich ist nichts unwichtiger als Theologie." - im Gespräch mit Hans Küng über den Weltethos, 2007, YouTube”
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2006· 2 entries
“in conversation with the authors of the series of documentaries "Der Fall Deutschland", statcion Phoenix, 12. February 2006, phoenix.de”
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“Wenn wir auf Jahrzehnte so weiterfahren wie bisher, dann muss ich für unser Vaterland schwarz sehen." - im Gespräch mit Autoren in der Dokumentarreihe "Der Fall Deutschland", Sender Phoenix, 12. Februar 2006, phoenix.de”
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2005· 3 entries
DER SPIEGEL: Türkischer EU-Beitritt Helmut Schmidt lobt Merkels Position
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Awarded Oswald-von-Nell-Breuning Award (2005).
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Spoke out against attempts to remedy Germany's aging population with more immigration: "Immigration of people from East of Anatolia or from Subsaharan Africa does not solve the problem, it only creates a much bigger p
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2004· 3 entries
“Hamburger Abendblatt, 24. November 2004”
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“Die Zeit, nr. 18/2004, 22. April 2004”
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“Die multikulturelle Gesellschaft ist eine Illusion von Intellektuellen." - Die Zeit, Nr. 18/2004, 22. April 2004”
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2003· 6 entries
Awarded honorary doctorate presented by Helmut Schmidt University (2003).
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“in "Because Germany has to change" DIE ZEIT 22/2003 22. Mai 2003”
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The university of Germany's federal armed forces in Hamburg was renamed Helmut Schmidt University – University of the Federal Armed Forces Hamburg in 2003, in honour of the politician who, as minister of defence – had in
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“DIE ZEIT, 19. Oktober 2003, zeit.de”
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“Wollen wir denn auch noch Weltmeister im Jammern werden?" - in: "Weil Deutschland sich ändern muss" DIE ZEIT 22/2003 22. Mai 2003”
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“Das Schneckentempo ist das normale Tempo jeder Demokratie." - DIE ZEIT, 19. Oktober 2003, zeit.de”
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1998· 3 entries
Awarded honorary citizen of Schleswig-Holstein (1998).
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Published “Observational Evidence from Supernovae for an Accelerating Universe and a Cosmological Constant” in The Astronomical Journal — cited 16,307 times.
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Published “Observational Evidence from Supernovae for an Accelerating Universe and a Cosmological Constant” in The Astronomical Journal — cited 16,374 times.
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1996· 6 entries
“Was mich bekümmert, ist, dass wir in Deutschland keine Angleichung der ostdeutschen Einkommen an die westdeutschen Einkommen mehr erleben werden, weil die Produktivität so weit zurück bleibt." - Rede "Der Aufholprozess des Ostens ist 1996 zu Ende gegangen - Was tun?" am 10. Mai 2004 zum "Erfurter Dialog", thueringen.de”
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“Weggefährten - Erinnerungen und Reflexionen, Siedler-Verlag Berlin 1996, S. 156, ISBN 9783442755158, ISBN 978-3442755158”
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“Weggefährten - Erinnerungen und Reflexionen, Siedler-Verlag Berlin 1996, p. 58, ISBN 9783442755158, ISBN 978-3442755158”
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“Heutzutage ist das wichtigste zu lernen, wie man andere Völker versteht. Und zwar nicht nur deren Musik, sondern auch ihre Philosophie, ihre Haltung, ihr Verhalten. Nur dann können sich die Nationen untereinander verstehen." - Weggefährten - Erinnerungen und Reflexionen, Siedler-Verlag Berlin 1996, S. 58, ISBN 9783442755158, ISBN 978-3442755158”
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“Weggefährten - Erinnerungen und Reflexionen, Siedler-Verlag Berlin 1996, S. 54, ISBN 9783442755158, ISBN 978-3442755158”
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“In den grundlegenden Fragen muß man naiv sein. Und ich bin der Meinung, dass die Probleme der Welt und der Menschheit ohne Idealismus nicht zu lösen sind. Gleichwohl glaube ich, dass man zugleich realistisch und pragmatisch sein sollte." - Weggefährten - Erinnerungen und Reflexionen, Siedler-Verlag Berlin 1996, S. 54, ISBN 9783442755158, ISBN 978-3442755158”
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1995· 1 entry
Awarded honorary citizenship presented by Güstrow (1995).
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1993· 4 entries
“Handeln für Deutschland: Wege aus der Krise, Rowohlt, 1993, p. 136, ISBN 3871340731, ISBN 978-3871340734”
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Published “General atomic and molecular electronic structure system” in Journal of Computational Chemistry — cited 19,146 times.
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“Je mehr direkte Entscheidungen durch das ganze Volk, um so unregierbarer das Land!" - Handeln für Deutschland: Wege aus der Krise, Rowohlt, 1993, S. 136, ISBN 3871340731, ISBN 978-3871340734”
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Published “General atomic and molecular electronic structure system” in Journal of Computational Chemistry — cited 19,165 times.
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1992· 1 entry
“Frankfurter Rundschau, 12. September 1992, S. 8, zitiert in konservativ.de und linksnet.de”
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1990· 1 entry
Schmidt joined Eschenbach, Frantz, Gerhard Oppitz and the Hamburg Philharmonic Orchestra in Deutsche Grammophon's recording of Bach's Concerto in A minor for four harpsichords, BWV 1065
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1989· 1 entry
Awarded honorary citizen of Berlin (1989).
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1988· 2 entries
Won Four Freedoms Award – Freedom Medal in Middelburg (1988).
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Won Four Freedoms Award – Freedom Medal (1988).
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1986· 4 entries
Published “Multiple emitter location and signal parameter estimation” in IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation — cited 12,154 times.
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Published “Multiple emitter location and signal parameter estimation” in IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation — cited 12,204 times.
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After clashing with the SPD's left wing, which opposed him on defence and economic issues
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Was a leading proponent of the European monetary union and a European Central Bank
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1985· 1 entry
Released album “Klavierkonzerte: BWV 1060, 1061, 1063, 1065”.
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1984· 1 entry
After Valéry Giscard d'Estaing revealed the fact to journalists, apparently with Schmidt's assent
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1983· 4 entries
Awarded honorary citizen of Bonn (1983).
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Awarded honorary citizenship presented by Bremerhaven (1983).
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Awarded honorary citizen of Hamburg (1983).
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Career landmark: member of the German Bundestag (1983–1987).
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1982· 5 entries
Released album “The Concertos for Two & Three Pianos”.
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Along with his friend Gerald Ford, he co-founded the annual AEI World Forum
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“Helmut Schmidt spricht weiter von Pflichtgefühl, Berechenbarkeit, Machbarkeit, Standhaftigkeit. […] Das sind Sekundärtugenden. Ganz präzis gesagt: Damit kann man auch ein KZ betreiben." - Oskar Lafontaine am 15. Juli 1982 im STERN zur Diskussion um den NATO-Doppelbeschluss (hier: gekürztes BILD-Zitat)”
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Career landmark: Federal Minister for Foreign Affairs (1982–1982).
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With pianists Eschenbach and Justus Frantz for EMI Records (CDC 7 47473 2)
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1981· 4 entries
Awarded doctor honoris causa from the Paris-Sorbonne University (1981).
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A legal aid system was established to facilitate access to courts of law
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On 13 October 1981, Schmidt was fitted with a cardiac pacemaker.
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“Es war ein Fehler so viele Ausländer ins Land zu holen. Aber jetzt müssen wir aufpassen, daß wir nicht die Ausländer diesen Fehler entgelten lassen." Helmut Schmidt als Bundeskanzler 1981 - Der Spiegel https://www.spiegel.de/spiegel/print/d-14351381.html”
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1980· 4 entries
Career landmark: member of the German Bundestag (1980–1983).
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“Anyone who votes for Die Grünen will be blaming themselves bitterly later on.” („Wer die Grünen wählt, der wird sich später mal bitterste Vorwürfe machen.“) — 1980, with regard to the formation of the political party Die Grünen”
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“„Wer die Grünen wählt, der wird sich später mal bitterste Vorwürfe machen.“ — im WDR-Originalton (Minute 07:41 bis 07:48; Memento) aus dem Jahr 1980 über die Gründung der Partei „Die Grünen.”
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And 1981 the real value of pensions fell by 1
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1979· 4 entries
Awarded honorary doctor of Harvard University (1979).
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Awarded honorary doctor of the Paul Cézanne University (1979).
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DM 219 million was set aside for about 80,000 dwellings under the modernisation programme for dwellings worthy of preservation run jointly by the Federal authorities and the individual Länder (50% of this money was earma
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The Federal Minister for Education and Science made funds available for a new further education establishment to train instructors
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1978· 6 entries
Awarded Theodor Heuss Award (1978).
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Helped set up the European Monetary System (EMS)
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For the promotion of sports and physical education
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In cases of particular financial burden due to children, while a substantial increase in the child allowance was made in 1979
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To open up certain skilled industrial and technical occupations to them
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The two discussed strategies for the upcoming Canadian federal election, and Schmidt gave him advice on economic policy
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1977· 5 entries
A law was introduced which enabled married women to enter employment without the permission of their husbands, while prison reforms guaranteed inmates access to courts for any violations of their rights, limited sentence
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An "investment programme for the future" was decided upon by the Schmidt Administration, which provided DM 16 thousand million for the improvement of the transport system, an efficient and ecological energy supply, provi
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While a constitutional reform of 1981 increased federal powers in health and education
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DM 8 million was made available by the federal government to welfare bodies to build and modernise holiday homes for families
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And the existing provisions were made more flexible in order to allow the children of migrant workers who had entered the Federal Republic of Germany in 1975/1976 access to employment
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1976· 5 entries
Career landmark: member of the German Bundestag (1976–1980).
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And 1980, but his coalition fell apart in 1982 with the switch by his coalition allies, the Free Democratic Party
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The Young Persons (Protection of Employment) Act was passed, which forbade the employment of children and young persons required to attend full-time education, with minor exceptions
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A provisional law was introduced to boost the number of apprentices, which reduced the number of young people out of work
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A new declaration of social rights was made, and in 1979, an Act was passed which lowered the pensionable age for severely disabled persons to 61 years, and to 60 years as from 1980
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1975· 5 entries
Awarded Financial Times Person of the Year (1975).
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For family planning and maternity consultations, whilst a constant attendance allowance was increased
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The allowable duration of unemployment benefit payment was extended to twenty-four months during periods of general recession
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Was a signatory of the Helsinki Accords to create the Conference for Security and Co-operation in Europe, the precursor of today's OSCE
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Tax allowances were replaced by child benefits, while payment for the first child was introduced
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1974· 1 entry
Career landmark: Federal Chancellor of Germany (1974–1982).
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1972· 5 entries
Awarded Orden wider den tierischen Ernst (1972).
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Career landmark: Minister of Economic Affairs (1972–1972).
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“Mir scheint, daß das deutsche Volk – zugespitzt – 5 Prozent Preisanstieg eher vertragen kann als 5 Prozent Arbeitslosigkeit." - Interview mit Helmut Schmidt am 27. Juli 1972 in Bonn, in Teilen abgedruckt in der Süddeutschen Zeitung vom 28. Juli 1972 (Nr. 171), S. 8”
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Career landmark: member of the German Bundestag (1972–1976).
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Career landmark: Federal Minister of Finance (1972–1974).
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1969· 2 entries
Career landmark: member of the German Bundestag (1969–1972).
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Career landmark: Federal Minister of Defence (1969–1972).
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1968· 1 entry
Was elected deputy party chairman, a post that he held until 1983
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1967· 1 entry
After the formation of the Grand Coalition between the SPD and the Christian Democratic Union (CDU), he became chairman of the Social Democratic parliamentary party, a post he held until the elections of 1969
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1966· 1 entry
Career landmark: substitute member of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (1966–1968).
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1965· 2 entries
Career landmark: member of the German Bundestag (1965–1987).
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Career landmark: member of the German Bundestag (1965–1969).
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1962· 1 entry
Gave up his seat in parliament to concentrate on his tasks in Hamburg
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1961· 2 entries
Career landmark: Senator of the Interior (1961–1965).
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Career landmark: member of the German Bundestag (1961–1962).
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1958· 3 entries
Schmidt was promoted to Hauptmann of the Bundeswehr reserve
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Career landmark: Member of the European Parliament (1958–1961).
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Joined the national board of the SPD (Bundesvorstand), and campaigned against nuclear weapons and the equipping of the Bundeswehr with such devices
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1957· 1 entry
Career landmark: member of the German Bundestag (1957–1961).
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1953· 2 entries
And in 1957 he became a member of the SPD parliamentary party executive
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Career landmark: member of the German Bundestag (1953–1957).
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1952· 1 entry
Under Karl Schiller, he was a senior figure heading up the Behörde für Wirtschaft und Verkehr (the Hamburg State Ministry for Economy and Transport)
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1949· 1 entry
Studied at University of Hamburg, political economist (1949).
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1946· 1 entry
And from 1947 to 1948 was the leader of the Socialist German Student League, the student organisation of the SPD
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1944· 1 entry
His superiors mentioned that Schmidt "stands the ground of national socialist ideology, knowing that he must pass it on
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1941· 2 entries
Awarded Iron Cross (1939), 2nd class (1941).
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(including the Siege of Leningrad), he returned to Germany in 1942 to work as a trainer and advisor at the Ministry of Aviation
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1937· 1 entry
Studied at Lichtwarkschule (1937).
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1918· 2 entries
Born 1918-12-23.
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“s foreign relations. Schmidt was the first world leader to call upon newly elected French president François Mitterrand, who visited Bonn in July 1981. The two found themselves in”
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1914· 1 entry
That's very much worth reading, as the beginning of World War I: like sleepwalkers
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