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Renowned Alumni and Alumnae

In the 150 year history of the Maximilianeum, amongst those advanced by the scholarship, some renowned personages have emerged.  Some of the most renowned are:

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Theodor Boveri
(1862-1915)

Biologist and Zoologist, Co-founder of Cytology

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Franz Josef Strauß 
(1915-1988)

Bavarian Prime Minister 1978-88, Federal Minister for several ministries

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Hans Ulrich Gumbrecht
(*1948)

Literary scholar and publicist

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Eugen Ritter von Knilling
(1865-1927)

Bavarian Prime Minister and Foreign Minister 1922-24

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Carl Amery
(1922-2005)

Writer (including "Gruppe 47"), founding member of the Green Party

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Peter M. Huber
(*1959)

Thuringian Home Secretary 2009-10,
Federal Constitutional Judge 2010-23

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Werner Heisenberg 
(1901-1976) 

Physicist, Nobel Prize winner in 1932, co-founder of quantum mechanics

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Michael Kunze 
(*1943)

​Writer and librettist, Grammy Award winner 1976

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Ulrike Draesner
(*1962)

Author

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