Daughter of Gustav Heinemann (German Federal President 1969 -
1974)
Was a fellow student of Josef Ratzinger, the current Pope Benedict XVI and became
the first female professor for theology in the world.
Was stripped of her departmental chair by the Cardinal of Essen after
she publicly had doubted Mary's virginity (1987).
Defeated candidate to become Germany's president (Bundespräsident) in
1999. She ran against Johannes Rau, who ironically was the husband of her
niece Christina.