Private Life, Honours
Wolfgang Thierse is married with two children.
He lives in Prenzlauer Berg, a north-eastern part of Berlin.
Thierse has published several books, especially about the situation in East Germany.
Among the honours Thierse received are an honorary doctorate (awarded by the Philosophical Faculty of the University of Münster) and the Federal Cross of Merit.
In 2003 a CD was published with Charles Dickens' "A Christmas Carol" read by Wolfgang Thierse. The proceeds were for the "Green Berets", a charity that helped young Muslims and Christians to rebuild destroyed areas like Bosnia or Afghanistan.
"Peter and the Wolf" is another fairy tale read on CD by Wolfgang Thierse. Again the profit is for charity.
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