German diplomat (1933–2021)
Hermann Manfred Georg Freiherr von Richthofen, GCVO (20 November 1933 in Breslau – 17 July 2021 in Berlin) was a German diplomat. He was a great nephew of Manfred von Richthofen, the "Red Baron".
He was ambassador to the United Kingdom from 1989 to 1993, and his name and relation to the Red Baron (see Richthofen family) made him a media favourite. He was later permanent representative of Germany to NATO from 1993 to 1998.
Hermann von Richthofen was married and had three children with his wife.
Hermann Freiherr von Richthofen was awarded an honorary LLD by Birmingham University in 2000.
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Regarding personal names: is a former title (translated as 'Baron'). In Germany since 1919, it forms part of family names. The feminine forms are and .
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