Robert Ley
Sign in to saveGerman Nazi politician; indicted by the International Military Tribunal for war crimes (1890-1945)
Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1890
- Died
- 1945
- Works
- 31
Top works
- Organization book of the NSGWP
- Unser Sozialismus--der hass der Welt
- Autarkie oder Exportförderung?
- Roosevelt verrät Amerika!
- Warum wir kämpfen und siegen!
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Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 17
- Total plays
- 459
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Recent publications · Crossref
5 total works indexed
- Development of the Colle-Salvetti correlation-energy formula into a functional of the electron density
· 1988 · cited 94,771x
- Hallmarks of Cancer: The Next Generation
· 2011 · cited 55,716x
- Research electronic data capture (REDCap)—A metadata-driven methodology and workflow process for providing translational research informatics support
· 2009 · cited 45,245x
- Regression Shrinkage and Selection Via the Lasso
· 1996 · cited 38,737x
- The PHQ-9
· 2001 · cited 38,081x
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Key facts
- Preceded by
- Adolf Hitler
- Succeeded by
- Position abolished
- Leader
- Adolf Hitler
- 1940 1945
- Reichskommissar for Social Housing Construction
- 1933 1945
- Member of the Prussian State Council
- June december 1932
- Reichsinspecteur of the Nazi Party
- 1930 1933
- Member of the Reichstag
- Born
- ( 1890-02-15 ) 15 February 1890, Niederbreidenbach , Germany
- Died
- 25 October 1945 (1945-10-25) (aged 55), Nuremberg , Germany
- Cause of death
- Suicide by hanging
- Party
- Nazi Party
- Spouse s
- Elisabeth Schmidt ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1921 ; divorced</span>"}]]}'>div. 1938 ) , Inge Spilcker ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1938 ; died 1942 )
Key dates
- Born
- 15 February 1890
- Died
- 25 October 1945
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Robert
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Germany
- Place of death
- Nuremberg
- Occupation
- writer
- Educated at
- University of Münster
- Political party
- Nazi Party
- Languages spoken
- German
Article
Robert Ley ( German: [ˈʁoːbɛʁt ˈlaɪ]; 15 February 1890 – 25 October 1945) was a German Nazi politician and head of the German Labour Front during its entire existence, from 1933 to 1945. He also held many other high positions in the Nazi Party, including Gauleiter, Reichsleiter and Reichsorganisationsleiter.
The son of a farmer from the Rhine Province, Ley saw action in both the eastern and western fronts of the First World War and received the Iron Cross Second Class. After the war, he resumed his studies in chemistry, obtained his doctorate, and worked for IG Farben as a food chemist. Radicalised following the French occupation of the Ruhr, Ley joined the Nazi Party in 1925 and subsequently became the Gauleiter of Southern Rhineland (later Rhineland). Steadily rising through the ranks, he was elected to the Reichstag in 1930, and replaced Gregor Strasser as Reichsorganisationsleiter in 1932.
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1890 births1945 deaths1945 suicidesGauleitersGerman Army personnel of World War IGerman people who died in prison custodyGerman prisoners of war in World War IHolocaust perpetratorsMembers of the Academy for German LawMembers of the Landtag of PrussiaMembers of the Provincial Parliament of Rhine ProvinceMembers of the Prussian State Council (Nazi Germany)