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Hanns Seidel

German politician (1901–1961)

Franz Wendelin "Hanns" Seidel (German: [ˈzaɪdəl]; 12 October 1901 – 5 August 1961) was a German politician who served as Minister-President of Bavaria from 1957 to 1960. He was a member, and from 1955 to 1961 chairman, of the Christian Social Union of Bavaria (CSU).²

From Wikipedia’s article on Hanns Seidel (this version), CC BY-SA 4.0.

Born Oct 12, 1901, died Aug 5, 1961.¹

Companies

Christian Social Union of BavariaChair 1955 to 1961¹¹

Early life and education

Date not recordedKronberg Gymnasium Aschaffenburg³
Date not recordedUniversity of Jena³

Career

Occupation: lawyer, politician.⁶

1957 to 1960Minister-President of Bavaria⁴
1955 to 1961Chair, Christian Social Union of Bavaria⁵
1947 to 1952Bavarian minister of economics⁴
Date not recordedMember of the Landtag of Bavaria⁴

Personal life

BornOct 12, 1901, Schweinheim⁷
DiedAug 5, 1961, Munich⁸
CitizenshipGermany⁹

Philanthropy

The Hanns-Seidel-Stiftung abbreviated HSS and internationally known as the Hanns Seidel Foundation, formed in 1967. As a political research foundation funded from the federal budget, it is closely associated with the CSU and named after Hanns Seidel.

From Wikipedia’s article on Hanns Seidel (this version), CC BY-SA 4.0.

Awards

Date not recordedBavarian Order of Merit¹⁰
Date not recordedGrand Cross 1st class of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany¹⁰
Date not recordedKnight Grand Cross of the Order of St. Gregory the Great¹⁰

Sources

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WikidataHanns Seidel on Wikidata
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WikipediaHanns Seidel on Wikipedia
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WikidataHanns Seidel: education, on Wikidata
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WikidataHanns Seidel: Member of the Landtag of Bavaria, on Wikidata
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WikidataHanns Seidel: Chair, Christian Social Union of Bavaria, on Wikidata
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WikidataHanns Seidel: occupation, on Wikidata
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WikidataHanns Seidel: place of birth, on Wikidata
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WikidataHanns Seidel: place of death, on Wikidata
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WikidataHanns Seidel: citizenship, on Wikidata
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WikidataHanns Seidel: award, on Wikidata
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WikidataChristian Social Union of Bavaria, Chair
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Wikimedia CommonsHanns Seidel photo by CDU, CC BY-SA 3.0