Wolfgang Schmidt (historian)
Wolfgang Schmidt may refer to: * Wolfgang Schmidt (athlete) (born 1954), German track and field athlete * Wolfgang Schmidt (politician), (born 1970) German politician * Wolfgang M. Schmidt (born 1933), Austrian mathematician * Wolfgang Schmidt, birth name of Beate Schmidt Beate Schmidt (born Wolfgang Schmidt on 5 October 1966) is a German serial killer. From October 1989 to April 1991, Schmidt, a transgender woman, murdered five women and an infant. Early life Schmidt was born Wolfgang Schmidt on 5 October 1966 ...

Wolfgang Schmidt (athlete)
Wolfgang Schmidt (born 16 January 1954) is a German former track and field athlete who competed for East Germany at the 1976 Summer Olympics and won the silver medal in the discus throw. A former world record holder, he also won several medals at the European Athletics Championships. Schmidt made headlines in 1982 due to his failed attempt to escape from East Germany. He later competed for the Federal Republic of Germany and won third place in the 1990 European Athletics Championships. Born in Berlin, he competed for the SC Dynamo Berlin / Sportvereinigung (SV) Dynamo. Athletic achievements * 1973: European Junior Championships: first place in discus (61.30) * 1974: European Championships: eighth place in discus (59.56) * 1976: Olympic Games: second place in discus (63.68 – foul – 65.16 – foul – 63.96 – 66.22) * 1978: European Championships: first place in discus (64.04 – 61.68 – 64.52 – 62.08 – 65.94 – 66.82); third place in shot put (19.86 – 19.63 – ...
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Wolfgang Schmidt (politician)
Wolfgang Schmidt (; born ) is a German politician and jurist who has been serving as Federal Minister for Special Affairs, Head of the Chancellery and Commissioner for the Federal Intelligence Services since 2021. He was previously State Secretary at the Federal Ministry of Finance under Minister Olaf Scholz in the government of Chancellor Angela Merkel from 2018 to 2021. Schmidt has been a close associate of Scholz since 2002 and is considered his spin doctor. Early life and education Schmidt was born 23 September 1970, in Hamburg. He studied law at the University of Hamburg as well as the University of the Basque Country from 1991, graduating with his first state examination by 1997. Thereafter, he worked as Research associate at the University of Hamburg until 2000. Schmidt then served a two-year legal clerkship term at the Hanseatic Higher Regional Court until 2002, when he completed his second state examination. Career From 2002 until 2005, Schmidt worked as advi ...
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Wolfgang M
Wolfgang is a German male given name traditionally popular in Germany, Austria and Switzerland. The name is a combination of the Old High German words ''wolf'', meaning "wolf", and ''gang'', meaning "path", "journey", "travel". Besides the regular "wolf", the first element also occurs in Old High German as the combining form "-olf". The earliest reference of the name being used was in the 8th century. The name was also attested as "Vulfgang" in the Reichenauer Verbrüderungsbuch in the 9th century. The earliest recorded famous bearer of the name was a tenth-century Saint Wolfgang of Regensburg. Due to the lack of conflict with the pagan reference in the name with Catholicism, it is likely a much more ancient name whose meaning had already been lost by the tenth century. Grimm (''Teutonic Mythology'' p. 1093) interpreted the name as that of a hero in front of whom walks the "wolf of victory". A Latin gloss by Arnold of St Emmeram interprets the name as ''Lupambulus''.E. Förs ...
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