Lothar Oppermann
Lothar Oppermann (born October 23, 1930 in Glogau ; † 2019 in Berlin ) was head of the popular education department of the SED Central Committee from 1963 to 1989 .
Life
Oppermann, the son of a worker , was relocated to the Soviet occupation zone with his family in 1945 . In Grimma , Oppermann completed his schooling in 1949 with the Abitur . After joining the SED in 1950 , he studied mathematics and physics at the University of Leipzig . In 1956 he completed his studies with the state examination as a certified teacher. He then worked at various schools as a teacher and later as a research assistant and lecturer at the Institute for Education. In 1961 Oppermann was promoted to Dr. paed. PhD. In 1962 he became deputy director of the German Central Pedagogical Institute . In February 1963, he followed Werner Neugebauer as head of the Public Education Department of the Central Committee of the SED, he to turn remained 1989th From 1970 on Oppermann was a full member of the Academy of Pedagogical Sciences of the GDR .
Lothar Oppermann was a member of the Society for the Protection of Civil Rights and Human Dignity and was active in the Berlin-Pankow local association to the end .
Awards
- 1964 Patriotic Order of Merit in bronze and 1970 in silver
- 1977 Order Banner of Labor Level I
Fonts
- Party work in popular education. Goals - tasks - experiences. Edited by the popular education department of the Central Committee of the SED. Berlin 1987.
- (Ed.): From the meaning of our life. An illustrated book to commemorate the youth consecration on the socialist order. Berlin 1983.
literature
- Günther Buch: Names and dates of important people in the GDR. 4th, revised and expanded edition. Dietz, Berlin (West) / Bonn 1987, ISBN 3-8012-0121-X , p. 236.
- Andreas Herbst : Oppermann, Lothar . In: Who was who in the GDR? 5th edition. Volume 2. Ch. Links, Berlin 2010, ISBN 978-3-86153-561-4 .
Web links
- Literature by and about Lothar Oppermann in the catalog of the German National Library
Individual evidence
- ↑ Berliner Zeitung , May 7, 1970, p. 4
- ↑ Neues Deutschland , April 30, 1977, p. 5
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Oppermann, Lothar |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German politician (SED), head of the popular education department of the SED Central Committee |
| DATE OF BIRTH | October 23, 1930 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Glogau |
| DATE OF DEATH | 2019 |
| Place of death | Berlin |