Robert Geritzmann
Robert Geritzmann (born February 9, 1893 in Essen-Überruhr , † September 12, 1969 in Gelsenkirchen ) was a German SPD politician .
Life and work
After graduating from elementary school, Geritzmann worked as a metal worker from 1907. In 1913 he enlisted in the army and was a soldier throughout the First World War and thereafter until 1919. Seriously wounded in the last weeks of the war, he then worked as an innkeeper. From 1919 to 1933 he was local chairman of the Workers' Sports Association .
politics
Geritzmann was already a member of the SPD in the Weimar Republic . In 1945 he became chairman of the SPD sub-district of Gelsenkirchen. From 1946 to 1963 he was Lord Mayor of Gelsenkirchen. He was also a member of the German Bundestag from its first election in 1949 to 1961. He was always directly elected in the Gelsenkirchen constituency.
Honors
On April 17, 1963, the city of Gelsenkirchen granted him honorary citizenship . The street Robert-Geritzmann-Höfe in Gelsenkirchen is named after him.
literature
- Rudolf Vierhaus , Ludolf Herbst (eds.), Bruno Jahn (collaborators): Biographical manual of the members of the German Bundestag. 1949-2002. Vol. 1: A-M. KG Saur, Munich 2002, ISBN 3-598-23782-0 , p. 255.
Friedrich Wilhelm Vattmann (1877–1900) | Theodor Machens (1900–1919) | Carl von Wedelstaedt (1919–1928) | Emil Zimmermann (1928–1933) | Carl Engelbert Böhmer (1933–1945) | Emil Zimmermann (1945–1946) | Robert Geritzmann (1946–1963) | Hubert Scharley (1963-1969) | Josef Löbbert (1969–1975) | Werner Kuhlmann (1975–1989) | Kurt Bartlewski (1989–1996) | Dieter Rauer (1996–1999) | Oliver Wittke (1999-2004) | Frank Baranowski (since 2004)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Geritzmann, Robert |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German politician (SPD), Member of the Bundestag |
| DATE OF BIRTH | February 9, 1893 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Food overthrow |
| DATE OF DEATH | September 12, 1969 |
| Place of death | Gelsenkirchen |