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Order of Merit of Baden-Württemberg

Order of Merit of Baden-Württemberg

highest award of the German state of Baden-Württemberg (1974-)

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Memorial Pages

31 memorial pages of recipients of the Order of Merit of Baden-Württemberg

Memorial page of Hans Maier
HM
Portrait of Hans Maier (1931–2026) – memorial page

Memorial

Hans Maier

06/18/1931 – 06/08/2026

94 years

German political scientist, opinion journalist and politician

München
418
HR
Portrait of Helmuth Rilling (1933–2026) – memorial page

Memorial

Helmuth Rilling

05/29/1933 – 02/11/2026

92 years

German choral conductor

Leonberg
1
Family Tree
RN
Portrait of Roger Norrington (1934–2025) – memorial page

Memorial

Roger Norrington

03/16/1934 – 07/18/2025

91 years

British conductor

Devon
22
HK
Portrait of Horst Köhler (1943–2025) – memorial page

Memorial

Horst Köhler

02/22/1943 – 02/01/2025

81 years

German politician (CDU); president of Germany, 2004–2010

Berlin
—
WR
Portrait of Wolfgang Rihm (1952–2024) – memorial page

Memorial

Wolfgang Rihm

03/13/1952 – 07/27/2024

72 years

German composer and teacher

Ettlingen
1
Family Tree
JM
Portrait of Jürgen Moltmann (1926–2024) – memorial page

Memorial

Jürgen Moltmann

04/08/1926 – 06/03/2024

98 years

German Reformed theologian

Tübingen
21
Family Tree
WS
Portrait of Wolfgang Schäuble (1942–2023) – memorial page

Memorial

Wolfgang Schäuble

09/18/1942 – 12/26/2023

81 years

German politician and statesman

Offenburg
2
MW
Portrait of Martin Walser (1927–2023) – memorial page

Memorial

Martin Walser

03/24/1927 – 07/28/2023

96 years

German writer

Überlingen
1
HZ
Portrait of Harald zur Hausen (1936–2023) – memorial page

Memorial

Harald zur Hausen

03/11/1936 – 05/29/2023

87 years

German virologist and professor emeritus

Heidelberg
1
Family Tree
DC
Portrait of Duke Carl, Duke of Württemberg (1936–2022) – memorial page

Memorial

Duke Carl, Duke of Württemberg

08/01/1936 – 06/07/2022

85 years

Head of the House of Württemberg

Ravensburg
21946
EC
Portrait of Eric Carle (1929–2021) – memorial page

Memorial

Eric Carle

06/25/1929 – 05/23/2021

91 years

American author and illustrator for children

Northampton
1
HK
Portrait of Hans Küng (1928–2021) – memorial page

Memorial

Hans Küng

03/19/1928 – 04/06/2021

93 years

Swiss Catholic priest, theologian and author

Tübingen
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Family Tree
ES
Portrait of Ellen Schwiers (1930–2019) – memorial page

Memorial

Ellen Schwiers

06/11/1930 – 04/26/2019

88 years

German actress

Starnberg
21
TU
Portrait of Tomi Ungerer (1931–2019) – memorial page

Memorial

Tomi Ungerer

11/28/1931 – 02/09/2019

87 years

French illustrator and writer

Cork
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KL
Portrait of Karl Lehmann (1936–2018) – memorial page

Memorial

Karl Lehmann

05/16/1936 – 03/11/2018

81 years

German theologian, Bishop of Mainz, catholic Cardinal

Mainz
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PS
Portrait of Peter Sutherland (1946–2018) – memorial page

Memorial

Peter Sutherland

04/25/1946 – 01/07/2018

71 years

Irish businessman, barrister and politician

Dublin
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Family Tree
HK
Portrait of Helmut Kohl (1930–2017) – memorial page

Memorial

Helmut Kohl

04/03/1930 – 06/16/2017

87 years

Chancellor of West Germany and reunified Germany

Ludwigshafen am Rhein
35
Family Tree
RH
Portrait of Roman Herzog (1934–2017) – memorial page

Memorial

Roman Herzog

04/05/1934 – 01/10/2017

82 years

former President of the Federal Republic of Germany

Bad Mergentheim
12
Family Tree
LS
Portrait of Lothar Späth (1937–2016) – memorial page

Memorial

Lothar Späth

11/16/1937 – 03/18/2016

78 years

German politician of the CDU

Stuttgart
11
AF

Memorial

Artur Fischer

12/31/1919 – 01/27/2016

96 years

German inventor

Waldachtal
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MT
Portrait of Michel Tournier (1924–2016) – memorial page

Memorial

Michel Tournier

12/19/1924 – 01/18/2016

91 years

French writer

Choisel
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Family Tree
WB
Portrait of Władysław Bartoszewski (1922–2015) – memorial page

Memorial

Władysław Bartoszewski

02/19/1922 – 04/24/2015

93 years

Polish politician and activist

Warsaw
12
FO

Memorial

Frei Otto

05/31/1925 – 03/09/2015

89 years

German architect

Leonberg
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Family Tree
MR
Portrait of Manfred Rommel (1928–2013) – memorial page

Memorial

Manfred Rommel

12/24/1928 – 11/07/2013

84 years

German politician

Stuttgart
1

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