Wilhelm Weidemann

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Wilhelm Weidemann (born December 14, 1892 in Gumbinnen , † November 13, 1971 in Berlin-Köpenick ) was a German teacher and politician ( SPD ).

Life

After graduating from primary school in Gumbinnen, Weidemann first went to the preparatory institute in Pillkallen and then attended the teachers' seminars in Memel and Angerburg . He passed the first teacher examination in 1913 and then worked as a primary school teacher in Gumbinnen and Stannaitschen . His professional activity was interrupted by his participation in the First World War. In 1914 he was drafted as a soldier. After being wounded twice, he was discharged from military service in 1917 with 40% damage. In the following years he worked as a teacher again, passed the second teacher examination in 1918 and then worked as a primary school teacher in Insterburg .

Weidemann joined the SPD. From 1919 to 1933 he was a city ​​councilor in Insterburg and from 1919 to 1921 and from 1926 to 1929 a member of the Provincial Parliament of the Province of East Prussia . From 1928 to 1933 he was a member of the Prussian state parliament . In 1933 he was dismissed as a primary school teacher and imprisoned several times during the Nazi era .

Weidemann became a member of the SED in 1946 . From 1950 he worked as a teacher in schools in Berlin and worked as a lecturer at the University of Education in Berlin .

literature

  • Ernst Kienast (Ed.): Handbook for the Prussian Landtag , edition for the 5th electoral period, Berlin 1933, p. 395.

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Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Berlin-Köpenick death register, 1971, entry no.1646
personal data
SURNAME Weidemann, Wilhelm
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German teacher and politician (SPD), MdL
DATE OF BIRTH December 14, 1892
PLACE OF BIRTH Gumbinnen
DATE OF DEATH November 13, 1971
Place of death Berlin-Koepenick