Gustav Stresemann
German politician, statesman, and Nobel Peace Prize laureate (1878-1929)
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Gustav Stresemann was a German politician and statesman of the early 20th century who won the Nobel Peace Prize, indicating he played a significant role in promoting peace during his time. His life and work remain historically important for understanding Germany's political developments during the interwar period between World War I and World War II.
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Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1878
- Died
- 1929
- Works
- 22
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- Stresemann-Buch
- Von der Revolution bis zum Frieden von Versailles
- International Economic Conference, Geneva, May 27
- Addresses at the ceremony of conferring honorary degrees upon Dr. Stresemann and Dr. Schurman, in the convocation hall of Heidelberg university, May 5, 1928
- Deutsches ringen und Deutsches hoffen
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Gustav Ernst Stresemann ( German pronunciation: [ˈɡʊstaf ˈʃtʁeːzəˌman] ; 10 May 1878 – 3 October 1929) was a German statesman during the Weimar Republic who served as chancellor of Germany from August to November 1923 and as foreign minister from 1923 to 1929. His most notable achievement was the reconciliation between Germany and France, for which he and French Prime Minister Aristide Briand received the Nobel Peace Prize in 1926. During a period of political instability and fragile, short-lived governments, Stresemann was seen at his death as "the person who maintained the precarious balance of the political system."
Stresemann attended the University of Berlin and Leipzig University, where he studied political economy, history and international law and developed his vision of liberalism and nationalism, a combination of views that would define his political career. After obtaining his doctorate, Stresemann worked in trade associations before entering politics. In 1907, he was elected to the Reichstag as a deputy for the National Liberal Party. He lost his seat in 1912 but was re-elected two years later. During the World War I, he was a vocal advocate for German militarism and expansionism. Exempted from war service due to poor health, he gradually became the National Liberals' de facto leader before formally taking over the party in 1917. Germany's defeat and the fall of the Hohenzollern monarchy came as a significant shock to Stresemann, forcing him to gradually reassess his previous positions. He founded the German People's Party (DVP) and, despite his own monarchist beliefs, came to grudgingly accept Weimar democracy and became open to working with the centre and the left.
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1878 births1929 deaths20th-century chancellors of GermanyGerman anti-communistsGerman Colonial SocietyGerman Nobel laureatesGerman People's Party politiciansGerman ProtestantsHumboldt University of Berlin alumniLeaders of political parties in GermanyLeipzig University alumniMembers of the 12th Reichstag of the German Empire