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Gesine
Gesine is a German feminine given name and may refer to: *Gesine Becker (1888–1968), left wing German activist and politician *Gesine Bullock-Prado (born 1970), American pastry chef, TV personality, author, attorney, and former film executive *Gesine Cukrowski (born 1968), German actress *Gesine Lötzsch (born 1961), German politician of the left-wing party Die Linke *Gesine Manuwald, Professor of Latin and Head of the Department of Greek and Latin at University College London *Gesine Meißner (born 1952), German politician, Member of the European Parliament (MEP) from 2009 to 2019 *Gesine Reinert, University Professor in Statistics at the University of Oxford *Gesine Ruge, German sprint canoeist who has competed since the mid-2000s *Gesine Schröder (born 1957), German musicologist and music theorist * Gesine Schwan (born 1943), German political science professor, member of the Social Democratic Party of Germany *Gesine Walther (born 1962), retired German sprinter See also *The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gesine Schwan
Gesine Schwan (née ''Schneider'', 22 May 1943) is a German political science professor and member of the Social Democratic Party of Germany. The party has nominated her twice as a candidate for the federal presidential elections. On 23 May 2004, she was defeated by the Christian Democrat Horst Köhler. On 23 May 2009, Köhler beat her again to win his second term. Personal life Born in Berlin on 22 May 1943, Schwan was baptized in the Roman Catholic faith as the daughter of ''Oberschulrat'' (Senior School Inspector) Hans R. Schneider. During the Third Reich dictatorship her parents were members of the passive resistance, offering protection to a Jewish girl by hiding her. After World War II, the family engaged actively in the reconciliation of Polish–German relations. In 1969, Schwan married her first husband, Professor Alexander Schwan, with whom she had two children and who died in 1989. In 2004, Gesine Schwan celebrated her second wedding with longtime companion Peter Eig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |