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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:

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

Hans Ulrich Gumbrecht
(*1948)
Literary scholar and publicist

Eugen Ritter von Knilling
(1865-1927)
Bavarian Prime Minister and Foreign Minister 1922-24

Carl Amery
(1922-2005)
Writer (including "Gruppe 47"), founding member of the Green Party

Peter M. Huber
(*1959)
Thuringian Home Secretary 2009-10,
Federal Constitutional Judge 2010-23

Werner Heisenberg
(1901-1976)
Physicist, Nobel Prize winner in 1932, co-founder of quantum mechanics

Michael Kunze
(*1943)
​Writer and librettist, Grammy Award winner 1976
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Ulrike Draesner
(*1962)
Author
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