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>Lawrence was an ordinary American high school student. Born and raised in New York City, his greatest desire was to visit Berlin and attend the prestigious Free University of Berlin to pursue a degree in chemistry. To this end, he spent much of his youth learning the language in preparation
>There's just one problem: his last name
>Lawrence Hitler, 18, insists that his family's name is completely unrelated to the considerably more famous Adolf Hitler of World War II fame
>"I've got nothing to do with Nazis or anything else. I'm just a guy"
>Hitler was accepted into the university, but a more detailed analysis of his passport led the German immigration service to deny him entry on the grounds that his name could be "construed as an offense"
>"They sent me an email," relates Hitler. "They said I could still come if I changed my name while in Germany to either Hitter or Hiller. But it's my heritage, and half the reason I want to go to Germany is because I'm part German. Imagine if people who wanted to visit Ireland couldn't come if their name was Oliver because Oliver Cromwell. Everyone would say that was stupid, and yet here we are"
>Hitler plans to appeal the decision before September, when school begins

http://www.bbc.com/news/us-2016-36695722