Alfred Pfaff (politician)
Alfred Pfaff (born January 18, 1872 in Huy , Belgium, † August 4, 1954 in Munich ) was a German industrialist, politician and NSDAP - Gau economic advisor .
Live and act
Pfaff was a descendant of the mathematician Johann Friedrich Pfaff . After attending the Realgymnasium in Darmstadt , where he graduated from high school in 1892, he was a member of Infantry Regiment No. 115 in Darmstadt for a year. He then studied from 1892 to 1895 at the Technical University in Darmstadt . He passed his doctorate in Heidelberg in 1896 .
From 1896 to 1925 Pfaff served as operations manager, then as director, in the electrochemical mining and ironworks industry, mostly abroad. Among other things, he led the oil exploration in Boryslaw , Poland , where he earned a considerable fortune. As an opponent of Einstein's theory of relativity , he entertained the physicist Ludwig Mach financially for two years, during which he tried to refute the theory of relativity experimentally.
During the First World War , Pfaff was awarded the Iron Cross, 2nd class .
Around 1930 Pfaff joined the NSDAP, where he mainly dealt with economic issues, including as a district economic advisor for Munich-Upper Bavaria . His writings suggest that he was part of the anti-capitalist wing around Gottfried Feder . From March 1933 to May 1945 Pfaff sat on the Reich election proposal of the NSDAP or as a representative of constituency 25 (Lower Bavaria) and constituency 31 (Württemberg) in the Reichstag.
Fonts
- For and against Einstein's principle , s. l. 1921.
- The deposits in the Boryslaw oil basin , Vienna 1926.
- Contributions to the statistics of the Polish petroleum industry , 1929.
- The Talmud of Economy , Munich 1929.
- The Young Plan in 67 questions and answers , Munich 1930.
- Redemption from the madness of gold , Munich 1932.
- Economic development in the Third Reich , Munich 1932.
- Ways to burn interest bondage , Munich 1932.
- Pedigree form , slea [1934].
- From German calendars , 1940.
literature
- Erich Stockhorst: 5000 people. Who was what in the 3rd Reich . Arndt, Kiel 2000, ISBN 3-88741-116-1 (unchanged reprint of the first edition from 1967).
Web links
- Literature by and about Alfred Pfaff in the catalog of the German National Library
- Alfred Pfaff in the database of members of the Reichstag
Individual evidence
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Pfaff, Alfred |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German industrialist and politician (NSDAP), MdR |
| DATE OF BIRTH | January 18, 1872 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Huy , Belgium |
| DATE OF DEATH | 4th August 1954 |
| Place of death | Munich |