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He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves.","summary_more":[],"facts":[{"key":"born","label":"Born","values":[{"text":"2 August 1933","date":"1933-08-02"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1353189#P569"}},{"key":"birthplace","label":"Place of birth","values":[{"text":"Altersberg","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q438881"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1353189#P19"}},{"key":"died","label":"Died","values":[{"text":"8 February 2024","date":"2024-02-08"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1353189#P570"}},{"key":"deathplace","label":"Place of death","values":[{"text":"Burgstetten","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q80458"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1353189#P20"}},{"key":"citizenship","label":"Citizenship","values":[{"text":"Germany","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q183"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1353189#P27"}},{"key":"occupation","label":"Occupation","values":[{"text":"politician","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q82955"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1353189#P106"}},{"key":"party","label":"Political party","values":[{"text":"Christian Democratic Union","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q49762"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1353189#P102"}},{"key":"positions","label":"Positions held","values":[{"text":"member of the Landtag of Baden-Württemberg (1 June 1988 – 31 May 1992)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q17481175","start":"1988-06-01","end":"1992-05-31"},{"text":"president of the Baden-Württemberg Landtag (5 June 1984 – 10 June 1992)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q85714039","start":"1984-06-05","end":"1992-06-10"},{"text":"member of the Landtag of Baden-Württemberg (1 June 1984 – 31 May 1988)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q17481175","start":"1984-06-01","end":"1988-05-31"},{"text":"member of the Landtag of Baden-Württemberg (1 June 1980 – 31 May 1984)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q17481175","start":"1980-06-01","end":"1984-05-31"},{"text":"member of the Landtag of Baden-Württemberg (1 June 1976 – 31 May 1980)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q17481175","start":"1976-06-01","end":"1980-05-31"},{"text":"member of the Landtag of Baden-Württemberg (1 June 1972 – 31 May 1976)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q17481175","start":"1972-06-01","end":"1976-05-31"},{"text":"member of the Landtag of Baden-Württemberg (1 June 1968 – 31 May 1972)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q17481175","start":"1968-06-01","end":"1972-05-31"},{"text":"mayor","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q30185"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1353189#P39"}},{"key":"awards","label":"Awards","values":[{"text":"Order of Merit of Baden-Württemberg","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q445673","date":"1987"},{"text":"Great Cross with Star and Sash of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q10905171","date":"1992"},{"text":"honorary doctor of the University of Madrid Complutense","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q50621171","date":"1971"},{"text":"Brenz-Medaille in Silber","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q128526918"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1353189#P166"}}],"office":null,"sections":[],"cited":[],"cited_from":null,"videos":[],"last_reviewed":null,"organizations":[],"same_as":["https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Erich_Schneider","https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1353189"],"faq":[{"q":"When was Erich Schneider born?","a":"Erich Schneider was born on 2 August 1933 in Altersberg."},{"q":"What positions has Erich Schneider held?","a":"Positions held by Erich Schneider include: member of the Landtag of Baden-Württemberg (1988–1992); president of the Baden-Württemberg Landtag (1984–1992); member of the Landtag of Baden-Württemberg (1984–1988); member of the Landtag of Baden-Württemberg (1980–1984); member of the Landtag of Baden-Württemberg (1976–1980)."}],"related":[{"name":"Eugen Leibfried","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/eugen-leibfried"},{"name":"Michael Theurer","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/michael-theurer"},{"name":"Erwin Teufel","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/erwin-teufel"},{"name":"Lothar Späth","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/lothar-spath"},{"name":"Thomas Schäuble","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/thomas-schauble"},{"name":"Manfred Groh","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/manfred-groh"}],"places_in":[],"nearby":[],"image":{"url":"https://diginpl.com/kb-img/erich-schneider-2eba4d7773.jpg","width":500,"height":500,"license":"CC BY-SA 4.0","credit":"Christian Michelides","page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Stolperstein_f%C3%BCr_Erich_Schneider_(Luckenwalde).jpg"},"sources":[{"label":"Wikipedia (English): Erich Schneider","url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Erich_Schneider","license":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/"},{"label":"Wikidata item Q1353189","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1353189","license":"https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/"},{"label":"Image: Stolperstein für Erich Schneider (Luckenwalde).jpg by Christian Michelides (CC BY-SA 4.0)","url":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Stolperstein_f%C3%BCr_Erich_Schneider_(Luckenwalde).jpg","license":null}],"license":{"text":"CC BY-SA 4.0","url":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/","facts":"https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/"},"attribution":"Text from the Wikipedia article Erich Schneider, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page's text is shared under the same licence. Facts from Wikidata (CC0). Image: Stolperstein für Erich Schneider (Luckenwalde).jpg — Christian Michelides, CC BY-SA 4.0.","cite":"\"Erich Schneider\". DigiNepal. Last updated 12 November 2026. https://diginpl.com/people/erich-schneider. Retrieved 15 November 2026.","date_modified":"2026-11-12T06:53:03Z","facts_checked":"2026-11-15","alternates":{"html":"https://diginpl.com/people/erich-schneider","en":"https://diginpl.com/people/erich-schneider","ne":null}}