Walter Scheel (1919 - 2016)

Born 8 Jul 1919 in Höhscheid, Solingen, Rheinprovinz, Preußen, Deutsches Reich

Ancestors

Died 24 Aug 2016 at age 97 in Bad Krozingen, Breisgau-Hochschwarzwald, Baden-Württemberg, Deutschland

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Biography

Preceded by 3th Bundespräsident Gustav Heinemann 1969 - 1974

Walter Scheel 4th Bundespräsident of the Bundesrepublik Deutschland 1974 - 1979

Succeeded by 5th Bundespräsident Karl Carstens 1979 - 1984

Preceded by Vizekanzler Willy Brandt

Walter Scheel Vizekanzler of the Bundesrepublik Deutschland 1969 - 1974

Succeeded by Vizekanzler Hans-Dietrich Genscher

Family

Walter Scheel is Notable.

Walter Scheel served in the Luftwaffe in World War II
Service started:
Unit(s): Nachtjagdgeschwader 1
Service ended:

Walter Scheel had been married to Eva Charlotte Kronenberg since 1942. She died of cancer in 1966. From this marriage a son was born.

From 1969 until her death in 1985 Walter Scheel was married to the doctor Mildred Wirtz. She brought a daughter into the marriage, whom Walter Scheel adopted. Another daughter was born from this marriage; a son was adopted from Bolivia.

In 1988 Scheel married the physiotherapist Barbara Wiese.

Because of dementia, Walter Scheel lived in a nursing home from 2012.

Political career

• 1961-1966 Federal Minister of Economic Cooperation and Development
• 1968-1974 Party chairman of the Free Democratic Party (FDP)
• 1969-1974 Federal Minister of Foreign Affairs and Vice Chancellor.
• 1974-1979 Federal President

Miscellaneous

In 1969 Scheel was named Tie Man of the Year (an honor from the German advertising industry).

Walter Scheel's musical performance became very well known with the folk song "Hoch auf dem gelben Wagen" (Youtube link), which he recorded together with two male choirs from Düsseldorf. This was performed on 6 December 1973 on the television show "Drei mal Neun". In January 1974 the song was number five in the German single charts.

Sources

• GedBas: Walter Scheel

See also:

• Wikipedia: Walter Scheel
• Wikidata: Item Q2571, en:Wikipedia
• Family Tree Ancestry, [1].