Leopold Neumann (politician)
Leopold Neumann (born December 24, 1869 in Konstanz , † August 3, 1959 in Karlsruhe ) was a German businessman, businessman, politician and member of the state parliament of the Republic of Baden ( DDP ).
Life
Neumann attended elementary school and the first grades of grammar school in Konstanz and then moved to Karlsruhe, where he did a commercial apprenticeship from 1886 to 1888 after graduating from Obertertia. He then attended the Berlin School of Commerce from 1890 to 1892 and studied at Gresham College in London from 1892 to 1893 .
In 1901 he married Klara Kahn in Mannheim, with whom he had two children.
Neumann, whose mother Antonie (1838–1927) was a daughter of the founder of the famous Karlsruhe hardware store LJ Ettlinger , joined this company as a partner, where his son Konrad later also worked.
From 1914 to 1918 he was deployed as a soldier mainly in France, was trained as an interpreter in 1917 and was awarded the Iron Cross and the Knight's Cross, 2nd class, of the Order of the Zähringer Lion .
In 1906 Neumann founded commercial college courses at the Technical University and in 1914 was appointed to the citizens' committee of the city of Karlsruhe. However, as a soldier he could hardly exercise this mandate. In addition, Neumann was a city councilor for Karlsruhe until 1922. After the resignation of the former Baden Minister of Education, Otto Leers, Neumann moved up in April 1932 as a member of the DDP in the state parliament of the Republic of Baden .
As a Jew, Neumann and his wife were deported to Camp de Gurs in southern France in October 1940 . Klara Neumann only survived the concentration camp a few weeks, she died on November 9, 1940. Her son Konrad managed to emigrate to Australia earlier.
Leopold Neumann survived his stay in the camp, married a fellow camp member and returned to Karlsruhe after a temporary stay in France.
literature
- Heinz Schmitt et al .: Jews in Karlsruhe . Published Karlsruhe City Archives 8, 1990; Portrait p. 434 f.
Web links
- Speeches by Leopold Neumann in the Baden State Parliament in the digital collections of the Baden State Library
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Neumann, Leopold |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German businessman, entrepreneur and politician (DDP) |
| DATE OF BIRTH | December 24, 1869 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Constancy |
| DATE OF DEATH | 3rd August 1959 |
| Place of death | Karlsruhe |