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Joseph Wirth
Karl Joseph Wirth was a German politician of the Catholic Centre Party who was chancellor of Germany from May 1921 to November 1922, during the early years of the Weimar Republic. He was also minister of four government departments between 1920 and 1931. Wirth was strongly influenced by Christian social teaching throughout his political career.
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politics · Chancellor of Germany from 1921 to 1922 · politician · also Joseph Wirth, Karl Joseph Wirth, Wirth
Born 6 September 1879 · Died 3 January 1956 · Q60150
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2026· 2 entries
Republic-Times: Win was well Wirth the wait - Republic-Times
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1956· 2 entries
Died 1956-01-03.
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Aged 76, in his hometown of Freiburg and was buried in the city's main cemetery
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1954· 1 entry
Was awarded the East German "Peace Medal" and received the Stalin Peace Prize in 1955
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1951· 1 entry
Wirth visited Moscow for political talks
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1930· 1 entry
Career landmark: Reichsminister des Innern (1930–1931).
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1924· 1 entry
Wirth joined the Reichsbanner Schwarz-Rot-Gold, a paramilitary organisation formed by the SPD, Centre and DDP for the non-violent protection of the Republic from the enemies of democracy
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1922· 1 entry
Career landmark: Federal Minister for Foreign Affairs (1922–1922).
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1921· 4 entries
Career landmark: Reich Chancellor in the Weimar Republic (1921–1922).
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Career landmark: Federal Minister for Foreign Affairs (1921–1922).
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Career landmark: Reich Minister of Finance (1921–1921).
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Career landmark: Chancellor of Germany (1921–1922).
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1920· 2 entries
Career landmark: Reich Minister of Finance (1920–1921).
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Career landmark: Reich Minister of Finance (1920–1920).
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1914· 1 entry
Became a member of the Imperial Reichstag following a difficult campaign against a National Liberal candidate who was in part responsible for Wirth's life-long dislike of the "parties of property and education"
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1911· 1 entry
Wirth was elected to the Freiburg city council for the Catholic Centre Party
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1909· 1 entry
Was a co-founder and first president of the Akademische Vinzenzkonferenz (Society of Saint Vincent de Paul), a charity run by laymen for the poor
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1906· 1 entry
With the thesis "On the elementary divisors of a linear homogeneous substitution"
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1879· 1 entry
Born 1879-09-06.
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