Werner Maihofer

German legal scholar and politician (1918-2009) · Germany · On the map · Academics · Died at 90

Werner Maihofer was a German jurist and legal philosopher. He served as Germany's Federal Minister of the Interior from 1974 to 1978 until he resigned after a scandal involving an illegal wiretapping of Klaus Traube.

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Honorary Doctor of the University of Bielefeld2009

Doctor Honoris Causa from the University of Nancy1968

Great Cross with Star and Sash of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany

Knight Grand Cross of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic

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