Tonight I received the information that Germans former Cancellor Helmut Schmidt has passed away in Hamburg at the age of 96.

My respect to this great honored states man, who helped me through his books to understand the complexity of the world a bit better.

There are not many global thinker like him left in Germany.

An obituary under:

http://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/nov/10/how-helmut-schmidt-helped-germany-thrive-in-tough-times