Erich Großkopf

Erich Großkopf on an election poster for the Hessian state elections in 1958

Erich Großkopf (born December 1, 1903 in Siegen , † July 31, 1977 in Herborn ) was a German economist and politician ( CDU ).

Life and work

The son of the chemist Hermann Großkopf attended the municipal boys' school for three years and then switched to the secondary school in Siegen, where he graduated from high school in 1922. He then took up studies in political science , law and philosophy at the universities of Tübingen , Bonn and Gießen , which he completed in 1925 with the examination for a degree in economics. In 1926 he was awarded the title The Law of Comparative Costs in the Development of the Theory of Foreign Trade for Dr. rer. pole. PhD . During his studies he joined the Rheno-Germania Bonn fraternity in the Schwarzburgbund .

Großkopf initially worked as an employee in industry and from 1928 to 1935 worked as a tax advisor and in-house counsel for associations of medium-sized companies. In 1936 he settled in Herborn as a freelance tax advisor and auditor. In 1945 he was sworn in as an auditor. He acted on a voluntary basis as Vice President of the Dillenburg Chamber of Commerce and Industry .

Political career

Großkopf was a city councilor in Herborn from 1929 to 1934 .

After the Second World War he was one of the founding members of the CDU Hessen . From 1949 to 1971 he was chairman of the CDU district association in Dillenburg. From 1946 until his death he was again a member of the Herborn city council . He was also a member of the district council of the Dillkreis .

In 1946, Großkopf was a member of the state assembly of Greater Hesse that advised the constitution and was elected to the first Hessian state parliament that same year . From 1949 to 1952 and from 1966 to 1970 he was deputy chairman and from 1952 to 1966 chairman of the CDU parliamentary group . From 1966 to 1970 he also served as Vice President of the State Parliament. In 1970 he left the state parliament. The Hessian Landtag elected Großkopf to the Federal Assembly for the election of the Federal President of the Federal Republic of Germany in 1949, 1954 and 1969 .

honors and awards

Großkopf was awarded the Freiherr vom Stein plaque in 1963 and the Wilhelm Leuschner Medal of the State of Hesse in 1968 . In 1963 he received the Grand Cross of Merit with Star of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany from the Federal President . The city of Herborn honored his services in 1963 with the award of the title of city elder and in 1973 with the award of honorary citizenship.

literature

Jochen Lengemann : The Hessen Parliament 1946–1986 . Biographical handbook of the advisory state committee, the state assembly advising the constitution and the Hessian state parliament (1st – 11th electoral period). Ed .: President of the Hessian State Parliament. Insel-Verlag, Frankfurt am Main 1986, ISBN 3-458-14330-0 , p. 269–270 ( hessen.de [PDF; 12.4 MB ]).
Jochen Lengemann: MdL Hessen. 1808-1996. Biographical index (= political and parliamentary history of the state of Hesse. Vol. 14 = publications of the Historical Commission for Hesse. Vol. 48, 7). Elwert, Marburg 1996, ISBN 3-7708-1071-6 , pp. 154-155.
Otto Renkhoff : Nassau biography. Short biographies from 13 centuries. (= Publications of the Historical Commission for Nassau. 39). 2nd, completely revised and expanded edition. Ed. from the Historical Commission for Nassau, Wiesbaden 1992, ISBN 3-922244-90-4 , p. 252.

Web links

Commons : Erich Grosskopf - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Erich Großkopf in the Hessian biography

Individual evidence

↑ Dissertation ( Google Books )
↑ Jochen Lengemann: MdL Hessen 1808-1996. Biographical index. NG Elwert, Marburg 1996, ISBN 978-3-7708-1071-0 , p. 154.
↑ ^a ^b Walter Habel (Ed.): Who is who? The German who's who. 18th edition. Societäts-Verlag, Frankfurt am Main 1974, p. 330.
^ Reinhard Schreiner: Names and dates from six decades of party work. (PDF; 1.6 MB) The chairmen and managing directors of the CDU state, district and district associations since 1945 (new states from 1990). Konrad Adenauer Foundation, Scientific Services, Archive for Christian Democratic Politics, 2012, p. 123 , accessed on June 8, 2016 .

personal data
SURNAME	Big head, Erich
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	German economist and politician (CDU), MdL
DATE OF BIRTH	December 1, 1903
PLACE OF BIRTH	Wins
DATE OF DEATH	July 31, 1977
Place of death	Herborn

[1] Dissertation ( Google Books )

[2] Jochen Lengemann: MdL Hessen 1808-1996. Biographical index. NG Elwert, Marburg 1996, ISBN 978-3-7708-1071-0 , p. 154.

[WIW-3] Walter Habel (Ed.): Who is who? The German who's who. 18th edition. Societäts-Verlag, Frankfurt am Main 1974, p. 330.

[4] Reinhard Schreiner: Names and dates from six decades of party work. (PDF; 1.6 MB) The chairmen and managing directors of the CDU state, district and district associations since 1945 (new states from 1990). Konrad Adenauer Foundation, Scientific Services, Archive for Christian Democratic Politics, 2012, p. 123 , accessed on June 8, 2016 .