Paul Prien
Paul Prien (born January 10, 1885 in Magdeburg , † December 26, 1958 in Karl-Marx-Stadt ) was a German politician ( SPD / SED ) and editor of various newspapers .
Life
After graduating from high school , the merchant's son Prien worked in the administration of justice. He became a member of the SPD in 1907 and resigned from civil service. From 1908 to 1919 he was editor of the social democratic Brandenburger Zeitung , then an employee of the Hamburger Echo . From 1921 to 1928 he was editor of the Volksblatt for Anhalt in Dessau , from 1928 until the National Socialists banned all social democratic newspapers as editor of the Volksstimme . In 1933 Prien was temporarily arrested. During the Nazi regime , Prien was constantly under police supervision.
After the end of the war in 1945 he was a leading SPD member in Chemnitz and worked again for the social democratic people's voice . Prien was actively involved in the preparation for the unification of the SPD and KPD to form the SED . Since 1946 he was a member of the SED together with Horst Sindermann until 1952, equal editor-in-chief of Volksstimme as the SED organ for Chemnitz and the surrounding area.
literature
- Gabriele Baumgartner, Dieter Hebig (Hrsg.): Biographisches Handbuch der SBZ / DDR. 1945–1990. Volume 2: Maassen - Zylla. KG Saur, Munich 1997, ISBN 3-598-11177-0 , p. 668.
- Walther Killy , Rudolf Vierhaus (ed.): German Biographical Encyclopedia . Volume 8: Plett - Schmidseder . Saur, Munich 1999, p. 69.
- Ingrid Kirschey-Feix : Prien, Paul . In: Who was who in the GDR? 5th edition. Volume 2. Ch. Links, Berlin 2010, ISBN 978-3-86153-561-4 .
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| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Prien, Paul |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German politician (SPD, SED) and editor |
| DATE OF BIRTH | January 10, 1885 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Magdeburg |
| DATE OF DEATH | December 26, 1958 |
| Place of death | Karl Marx City |