Paulsen (1833-1891), the younger brother of Wilfried, was one of the strongest German chess players of the 19th century Hermann Vöchting (1847-1917) was a well-known botanist and longtime director of the Botanical Institute of University of Tübingen. Gerhard Schröder, born 1944 in the Blomberg village Mossenberg-Wöhren, is a German politician (SPD). He was the seventh Federal Chancellor of the Federal Republic of Germany from 1998 to 2005, and from 1990 to 1998 Minister President of Lower Saxony. Karl Bömers (1848-1888) was a lawyer and writer References External links http://www.blomberg-lippe.de/ Official website] Lippe Principality of Lippe Populated places established in the 1st millennium