Kurt Lange (politician)
Kurt Lange (born July 4, 1926 in Berlin ; † June 22, 2005 there ) was a German artist and politician of the SPD .
Kurt Lange attended a grammar school , but was drafted by the Wehrmacht in 1943 before graduating from high school . After the Second World War he did an apprenticeship as a glazier and attended evening school for painting and graphics, where he was taught by Siegfried Czerny and Gottfried Richter . At the same time he completed his training as an art glass at the technical school for glass painting. In 1952 he was able to successfully complete the master's examination and then received further training from the painter Franz Frank Renee and from the anatomy professor Wilhelm Tank . In 1963 he took over his father's art and frame business and art glasswork.
In addition to his work, Lange also painted oil paintings, watercolors and drawings. These have been exhibited several times in the USA and Berlin, most recently in 2019.
Lange was also politically active. In the Berlin election in 1990 he was elected to the Berlin House of Representatives, where he won the direct mandate in the Prenzlauer Berg 3 constituency . He resigned from parliament in 1995. Until shortly before his death he worked as a department cashier within the SPD association Prenzlauer Berg, and was also chairman of the 60plus working group there.
literature
- Werner Breunig, Andreas Herbst (ed.): Biographical handbook of the Berlin parliamentarians 1963–1995 and city councilors 1990/1991 (= series of publications of the Berlin State Archives. Volume 19). Landesarchiv Berlin, Berlin 2016, ISBN 978-3-9803303-5-0 , p. 233 f.
- People's Handbook of the House of Representatives, 12th electoral term, 1991–1996. Verlag Gebr. Holzapfel, Berlin 1991, ISBN 3-921226-39-2 , p. 55.
Web links
- Watercolors and oil paintings by Kurt Lange ( Memento from May 20, 2007 in the Internet Archive ) Press release of the SPD Prenzlauer Berg NordOst from February 4, 2005
- Commemoration of the 1st anniversary of Kurt Lange's death ( Memento from May 20, 2007 in the Internet Archive ) Press release of the SPD Prenzlauer Berg NordOst from June 19, 2006
- Wolfgang Thierse on tour through Pankow Press release of the SPD Pankow from July 6, 2009
- Pictures by Kurt Lange at www.gartengalerie-rosenthal.de
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Long, Kurt |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German politician (SPD), glazier and painter |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 4th July 1926 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Berlin |
| DATE OF DEATH | June 22, 2005 |
| Place of death | Berlin |