Pankraz Blank

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Pankraz Blank (born April 30, 1882 in Gaulsheim ; † July 5, 1961 ibid) was a Hessian politician ( center ) and former member of the Landtag of the People's State of Hesse in the Weimar Republic .

family

Pankraz Blank was the son of the farmer Johann Baptist Blank and his wife Susanna, nee Hemmes. He married Barbara Franziska Blank, née Müller, on June 21, 1919. Pankraz Blank was Catholic. After training as a businessman, Pankraz Blank worked as a self-employed farmer. In the First World War he did military service.

In 1932 he became a member of the Chamber of Agriculture for Rheinhessen and in 1947 co-founder of the Rheinhessischer Bauernverband. 1952–1959 he was Vice President of the Rheinhessische Landwirtschaftskammer.

politics

Pankraz Blank belonged to the center and was a member of the state parliament for the center for 6 electoral terms between 1921 and 1933. With the seizure of power by the Nazis, he had to retire from active politics.

Awards

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  • Jochen Lengemann : MdL Hessen. 1808-1996. Biographical index (= political and parliamentary history of the state of Hesse. Vol. 14 = publications of the Historical Commission for Hesse. Vol. 48, 7). Elwert, Marburg 1996, ISBN 3-7708-1071-6 , p. 77.
  • Klaus-Dieter Rack, Bernd Vielsmeier: Hessian MPs 1820–1933. Biographical evidence for the first and second chambers of the state estates of the Grand Duchy of Hesse 1820–1918 and the state parliament of the People's State of Hesse 1919–1933 (= Political and parliamentary history of the State of Hesse. Vol. 19 = Work of the Hessian Historical Commission. NF Vol. 29) . Hessian Historical Commission, Darmstadt 2008, ISBN 978-3-88443-052-1 , pp. 171–172.
  • Hans Georg Ruppel, Birgit Groß: Hessian MPs 1820–1933. Biographical evidence for the estates of the Grand Duchy of Hesse (2nd Chamber) and the Landtag of the People's State of Hesse (= Darmstädter Archivschriften. Vol. 5). Verlag des Historisches Verein für Hessen, Darmstadt 1980, ISBN 3-922316-14-X , p. 68.

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personal data
SURNAME Blank, Pankraz
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Member of the State Parliament of Hessen
DATE OF BIRTH April 30, 1882
PLACE OF BIRTH Gaulsheim
DATE OF DEATH 5th July 1961
Place of death Gaulsheim