Thank God Münsinger
Gottlob Georg Friedrich Münsinger (born February 19, 1873 in Schafhausen , † February 25, 1949 in Berlin ) was a German politician ( SPD ). From 1946 to 1949 he was district mayor of the Spandau district of Berlin. In 1948 he was awarded the title of city elder in Berlin.
Life and political career
Münsinger completed elementary school and learned the trade of toolmaker. After his military service, he went on a journey as a journeyman through Germany, Austria, Italy and Switzerland. At an early stage he became a union member and from 1908 was the managing director of the German Metalworkers' Association (DMV) in Rathenow , where he was also a member of the city council. Münsinger continued his work for the DMV from 1912 after moving to Cologne.
In 1914, Münsinger was drafted into the army, but returned to professional life in 1917 because the Siemens company requested him for the Wernerwerk in Berlin-Siemensstadt . At the end of 1918, he became a member of the Siemens & Halske Supervisory Board as an employee representative . In 1919 he was elected to the city council of Berlin for the SPD . From 1922 until the “ seizure of power ” by the National Socialists , he was a city councilor in Berlin-Spandau.
Gottlob Münsinger became district mayor of Spandau in 1946 and held this office until 1949.
Honors
After his death, Münsinger was given an honorary grave by the city of Berlin in the mayor's grove at the In den Kisseln cemetery . A street and a park in Spandau are named after him.
literature
- Werner Breunig, Siegfried Heimann , Andreas Herbst : Biographical Handbook of Berlin City Councilors and Members of Parliament 1946–1963 (= series of publications by the Berlin State Archives . Volume 14 ). Landesarchiv Berlin , Berlin 2011, ISBN 978-3-9803303-4-3 , p. 196-197 (331 pages).
- Active Museum Association : In Front of the Door - Berlin City Councilors and Magistrate Members Persecuted During National Socialism 1933–1945 , Berlin 2006, ISBN 978-3-00-018931-9 , p. 295.
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SURNAME | Münsinger, thank goodness |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Münsinger, Gottlob Georg Friedrich (full name) |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German politician (SPD) |
DATE OF BIRTH | February 19, 1873 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Schafhausen (because of the city) |
DATE OF DEATH | February 25, 1949 |
Place of death | Berlin |