Theodor Heuss

Theodor Heuss (1884–1963) was a German politician, university teacher, journalist, and writer. Born in Brackenheim and deceased in Stuttgart, he served as the president of Germany and a member of the German Bundestag. He was educated at Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München and Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin. His political affiliations included the Free Democratic Party, German Democratic Party, Progressive People's Party, and Free-minded Union. Heuss was a member of the Heidelberg Academy of Sciences and Humanities, the German Academy for Language and Literature, the Bavarian Academy of Fine Arts, and the Deutscher Werkbund.

He worked in Bonn and Berlin and was employed by the University of Stuttgart. Heuss was a Lutheran who spoke German. He participated in the Parlamentarischer Rat. Among his awards were the Order of the Golden Spur, the Peace Prize of the German Publishers' and Booksellers' Association, and the Harnack medal. His spouse was Elly Heuss-Knapp. Notable works associated with him include *Sichtbare Geschichte*, *Grundgesetz für die Bundesrepublik Deutschland*, *Heilbronn, die Stadt am heiligen Brunnen*, and *Ein Vermächtnis*.