Gottfried Weimer
Gottfried Weimer (born September 13, 1890 in Eßlingen am Neckar , † July 29, 1957 in Altburg near Calw ) was a German politician ( KPD ). He was a member of the Saxon state parliament .
Life
Weimer, the son of a postman, was the sixth of eleven children. He learned the teaching profession. Before the First World War he was active in the Württemberg primary school. He joined the USPD in 1917 and the KPD at the end of 1919. In April 1920 he moved to Chemnitz and became an editor and, for a short time, editor-in-chief of the KPD newspaper Der Kämper . In December 1920, Weimer was a delegate for the Erzgebirge - Vogtland district at the unification congress of the USPD (Left) with the KPD in Berlin . In November 1920 he was also elected to the Saxon state parliament. At the district party conference in March 1921, Weimer defended Paul Levi and his criticism of the policies of the KPD. He resigned on March 23, 1921 both from the editorial office of the fighter and as a member of the state parliament. Ernst Schneller took over for him .
In April 1921 he was charged with " high treason " by a court in Dresden . He was accused of having taken over articles from the Rote Fahne as the responsible editor . Weimer evaded the summons to trial in Dresden by moving to Altburg in Württemberg. However, he was arrested there and taken back to Dresden. Paul Levi represented him in court. Since the said articles appeared only after Weimer left the editorial office, the charges had to be dropped.
In June 1921, Weimer returned to Württemberg and started teaching again in 1922. He later joined the SPD . He lived in Eßlingen and last until his death in Altburg near Calw.
literature
- Weimer, Gottfried . In: Hermann Weber , Andreas Herbst (ed.): German communists. Biographical Handbook 1918 to 1945 . 2nd revised and greatly expanded edition. Karl Dietz Verlag, Berlin 2008, ISBN 978-3-320-02130-6 .
Web links
- Entry: Weimer, Gottfried on the page "Historical Protocols of the Saxon State Parliament".
Individual evidence
- ↑ Yearbook for Educational and School History , Volume 2 (1962), p. 251.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Weimer, Gottfried |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German politician (KPD), MdL Saxony |
| DATE OF BIRTH | September 13, 1890 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Esslingen am Neckar |
| DATE OF DEATH | July 29, 1957 |
| Place of death | Altburg / Calw |