Awards and Honours
- 1974 Grand Cross of Merit of the Italian Republic
- 1975 Grand Gold Medal with Ribbon for Services to the Republic of Austria
- 1983 Grand Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany
- 1974 Honorary Doctorate from the Faculty of Law, Julius-Maximilians-Universität Würzburg
- 1978 Honorary Professor at the University of Trier
- 1978 Pipe smoker of the year
- 1987 Heinz-Herbert Karry Prize
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