Famous Descendants
His most famous descendant is Ole von Beust (born 13 April 1955, in Hamburg, Germany), who has been the First Mayor of the city-state of Hamburg since 31 October 2001, also serving as President of the Bundesrat since 1 November 2007 for one year.
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Famous quotes containing the words famous and/or descendants:
“The [Loyal] legion has taken the place of the club—the famous Cincinnati Literary Club—in my affections.... The military circles are interested in the same things with myself, and so we endure, if not enjoy, each other.”
—Rutherford Birchard Hayes (1822–1893)
“Not only does democracy make every man forget his ancestors, but also clouds their view of their descendants and isolates them from their contemporaries. Each man is for ever thrown back on himself alone, and there is danger that he may be shut up in the solitude of his own heart.”
—Alexis de Tocqueville (1805–1859)