Gerd Langguth

Gerd Langguth (18 May 1946 – 12 May 2013) was a professor of political science at the University of Bonn and the author of biographies of Angela Merkel, Horst Köhler and of Rudi Dutschke [1] Gerd Langguth was born in Wertheim.

He attended the Dietrich Bonhoeffer School, a humanist Gymnasium in Wertheim am Main in Baden-Württemberg.

From 2003 to 2004 he was active on the executive board of the Bürgerkonvent, a movement for political and economic reform.

His works include biographies of Angela Merkel, Horst Köhler[1] and, in the context of what he describes as the "myth of 1968", of the radical student leader Rudi Dutschke.

He has also held lectures on international terrorism, German institutions, and political decision processes.