| Kurt Eisner | |
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| In office 1918 – 1919 |
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| Preceded by | Otto Ritter von Dandl |
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| Succeeded by | Johannes Hoffmann |
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| Born | May 14, 1867 Berlin, Germany |
| Died | February 21, 1919 München |
| Nationality | German |
| Political party | Independent Social Democratic Party of Germany |
Kurt Eisner (May 14, 1867 in Berlin – February 21, 1919 in München)[1] was a German and Bavarian politician and journalist. A minister-president (Ministerpräsident is the Head of government in a number of European countries or subnational governments who presides over the council of ministers Bavaria ( German:, with an area of 70553 Km² (27241 square miles and almost 12 Year 1918 ( MCMXVIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1919 ( MCMXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Otto Ritter von Dandl ( 13 May, 1868 in Straubing &ndash 20 May, 1942) was the last Minister-President of the Johannes Hoffmann may also refer to a minister-president of Saarland. Events 1264 - Battle of Lewes: Henry III of England is captured in France making Simon de Montfort the Year 1867 ( MDCCCLXVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Berlin is the capital city and one of sixteen states of Germany. Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe. Events 362 - Athanasius returns to Alexandria. 1245 - Thomas, the first known Bishop of Finland Year 1919 ( MCMXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Munich (München; Minga is the capital city of Bavaria, Germany. Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe. The Independent Social Democratic Party of Germany ( Unabhängige Sozialdemokratische Partei Deutschlands, or USPD) was a short-lived Political party Events 1264 - Battle of Lewes: Henry III of England is captured in France making Simon de Montfort the Year 1867 ( MDCCCLXVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Berlin is the capital city and one of sixteen states of Germany. Events 362 - Athanasius returns to Alexandria. 1245 - Thomas, the first known Bishop of Finland Year 1919 ( MCMXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Munich (München; Minga is the capital city of Bavaria, Germany. Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe. Bavaria ( German:, with an area of 70553 Km² (27241 square miles and almost 12 A politician (from Greek " Polis " is an individual who is involved in influencing public decision making through the influence of Politics or a person A journalist (also called a newspaperman) is a person who practices Journalism, the gathering and dissemination of information about current events trends As a German socialist journalist and statesman, he organized the Socialist Revolution that achieved the overthrow of the monarchy in Bavaria in 1918. [1] He is used as an example of charismatic authority by Max Weber. The Sociologist Max Weber defined charismatic authority as "resting on devotion to the exceptional sanctity heroism or exemplary character of an individual person Maximilian Carl Emil Weber (maks 'veːbɐ (21 April 1864 &ndash 14 June 1920 was a German political economist and sociologist who was considered
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Biography
Kurt Eisner was born in Berlin at 10:15 p. m. on May 14, 1867 to Emanuel Eisner and Hedwig Levenstein. He was married to painter Elisabeth Hendrich from 1892, who he had five children with, but the two divorced in 1917 and Eisner then married Elise Belli, an editor. With her, he had two daughters.
Eisner studied philosophy but then became a journalist in Marburg. Philosophy is the study of general problems concerning matters such as existence knowledge truth beauty justice validity mind and language Marburg is a city in Hesse, Germany, on the River Lahn. It is the main town of the Marburg-Biedenkopf district Kurt Eisner was always an open Republican as well as a Social-Democrat, joining the SPD in 1898, whereas for tactical reasons German Social-Democracy, particularly in its later stages, rather cold-shouldered anything in the shape of Republican propaganda as being unnecessary and included in general Social-Democratic aims. Consequently he fought actively for political democracy as well as Social-Democracy. He became editor of Vorwärts after the death of Wilhelm Liebknecht in 1900, but was subsequently called upon to resign from that position. After his withdrawal from Vorwärts, his activities were confined in the main to Bavaria, though he toured other parts of Germany. He was chief editor for the Fränkische Tagespost in Nueremberg from 1907 to 1910 and afterwards became a free lance journalist in Munich. A freelancer, freelance worker, or freelance is a person who pursues a profession without a long-term commitment to any one employer
He joined the Independent Social Democratic Party of Germany in 1917, at the height of World War I, and was convicted of treason in 1918 for his role in inciting a strike of munitions workers. The Independent Social Democratic Party of Germany ( Unabhängige Sozialdemokratische Partei Deutschlands, or USPD) was a short-lived Political party Year 1917 ( MCMXVII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year World War I (abbreviated WWI; also known as the First World War, the Great War, and the War to End All In Law, treason is the Crime that covers some of the more serious acts of disloyalty to one's sovereign or Nation. Strike action, often simply called a strike, is a work stoppage caused by the mass refusal by Employees to perform work. He spent 9 months in Cell 70 of Stadelheim Prison.
After his release from prison, he organized the revolution that overthrew the monarchy in Bavaria (see German Revolution). King of Bavaria was a title held by the hereditary Wittelsbach rulers of Bavaria in the state known as the Kingdom of Bavaria from 1805 till 1918 when He declared Bavaria to be a free state and republic on November 8, 1918, becoming the first republican premier of Bavaria. Free state is a term occasionally used in the official titles of some states A republic is a State or Country that is not led by a hereditary Monarch, but in which the people (or at least a part of its people have impact on its Events 1519 - Hernán Cortés enters Tenochtitlán and Aztec ruler Moctezuma welcomes him with great a Celebration Year 1918 ( MCMXVIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common This is a list of the men who have served in the capacity of Minister President or equivalent office in Bavaria from the mid-18th century to the present Bavaria under
He was defeated in the February 1919 election, and was assassinated in Munich when Anton Graf von Arco auf Valley shot at him on his way to present his resignation to the Bavarian parliament. AssassiNation is the sixth album by Krisiun, released in 2006 on Century Media. Munich (München; Minga is the capital city of Bavaria, Germany. Anton von Padua Alfred Emil Hubert Georg Graf von Arco auf Valley ( 5 February 1897 &ndash 29 June 1945) commonly known as Anton Arco-Valley The Landtag of Bavaria is the Unicameral legislature of the state of Bavaria in Germany.
His assassination resulted in the establishment of the Bavarian Soviet Republic and parliament and government fleeing Munich. The Bavarian Soviet Republic, also known as the Munich Soviet Republic ( German: Bayerische Räterepublik or Münchner Räterepublik) was
External links
- Picture of Kurt Eisner, taken in early 1918 Historisches Lexikon Bayerns
Sources
- Universitätsbibliothek Regensburg - Bosls bayrische Biographie - Kurt Eisner (in German), author: Karl Bosl, publisher: Pustet, page 172
- Biography Kurt Eisner (in German)
References
- ^ a b "Kurt Eisner - Encyclopaedia Britannica" (biography), Encyclopædia Britannica, 2006, Britannica. com webpage: Britannica-KurtEisner.
| Preceded by Otto Ritter von Dandl |
Prime Minister of Bavaria 1918 – 1919 |
Succeeded by Johannes Hoffmann |