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Born | 27 April 1897 Steindorf (now
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Died | 11 June 1978(1978-06-11) (aged 81) |
Nationality | German |
Occupation(s) | Politician, journalist |
Ernst Paul (1897–1978) was a Sudeten German Social Democratic politician and journalist.
Paul was born on 27 April 1897 in Steindorf, Bohemia, the son of Anton Paul and Anna Paul (née Tampe). [1] His father was a weaver and the family lived in poverty. [1] He attended volksschule in Riegersdorf 1903–1908. [2] Between 1908 and 1911 he attended bürgerschule in Eulau. [2]
After leaving school, Paul worked as a typesetter apprentice 1911–1915. [2] Paul's mother died in 1912. [1] In the same year he joined the Young Workers League of Austria. [3] He became a SDAPÖ member in 1913. [2]
During World War I he served as corporal in the Austro-Hungarian army. [1] He fought at the Battles of the Isonzo and on the Eastern Front in Galicia, Bukovina and Romania. [1] He was awarded a Medal for Bravery. [2]
After his military service, he became a member of the German Social Democratic Workers Party in the Czechoslovak Republic (DSAP). [3] He took part in founding of the Social Democratic Workers Youth League and served as chairman until 1920. [2] In 1920 he moved to Teplitz-Schönau. [2] Between 1920 and 1926 he served as chairman of the Socialist Youth League. [2] [3] [4] He took part in the founding of the Socialist Youth International, and served as a member of its bureau between 1923 and 1932. [2] [4] In 1924 he moved to Prague. [2] Between 1925 and 1938 he served as editor of the Prague-based newspaper Der Sozialdemokrat ('The Social Democrat'). [1] [3] In 1930 he was named Educational Secretary of the party, later being named Central Secretary of DSAP. [3] He served as vice chairman of the German Popular Education Institute. [2] Moreover, Paul led the paramilitary wing of the party, Republikanische Bürgerwehr. [1]
At the time of the signing of the Munich Agreement, Paul was visiting Sweden. [1] He stayed in Sweden in exile to avoid arrest back home. [1] Paul lived in Stockholm from 1938 to 1948. [2] He functioned as the leader of Sudeten German exiles in Sweden. [3] 1941–1942 he went to London to negotiate with the Czechoslovak government-in-exile president Edvard Beneš on the future of the Sudeten Germans. [2] He took part in forming the International Group of Democratic Socialists in Stockholm in 1942. [1] His Czechoslovak citizenship was withdrawn in 1943 by the government-in-exile, rendering Paul stateless. [2]
In 1948 Paul moved to the West German town of Esslingen am Neckar. [1] [3] He served as editor-in-chief of the SPD organ in Baden Württemberg, Allgemeine Zeitung in Stuttgart/Mannheim, 1949–1951. [1] [3] [5] He was a Bundestag member 1949–1969. [3] [5] He was part of the West German delegation to the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe 1956–1967. [3] Moreover, he was a delegate to the assembly of the Western European Union. [1]
Paul died on 11 June 1978 in Gallspach, Austria. [1] [3] He was buried in Esslingen am Neckar on 16 June 1978. [1] [2]
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Ernst Paul | |
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Born | 27 April 1897 Steindorf (now
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Czechoslovakia |
Died | 11 June 1978(1978-06-11) (aged 81) |
Nationality | German |
Occupation(s) | Politician, journalist |
Ernst Paul (1897–1978) was a Sudeten German Social Democratic politician and journalist.
Paul was born on 27 April 1897 in Steindorf, Bohemia, the son of Anton Paul and Anna Paul (née Tampe). [1] His father was a weaver and the family lived in poverty. [1] He attended volksschule in Riegersdorf 1903–1908. [2] Between 1908 and 1911 he attended bürgerschule in Eulau. [2]
After leaving school, Paul worked as a typesetter apprentice 1911–1915. [2] Paul's mother died in 1912. [1] In the same year he joined the Young Workers League of Austria. [3] He became a SDAPÖ member in 1913. [2]
During World War I he served as corporal in the Austro-Hungarian army. [1] He fought at the Battles of the Isonzo and on the Eastern Front in Galicia, Bukovina and Romania. [1] He was awarded a Medal for Bravery. [2]
After his military service, he became a member of the German Social Democratic Workers Party in the Czechoslovak Republic (DSAP). [3] He took part in founding of the Social Democratic Workers Youth League and served as chairman until 1920. [2] In 1920 he moved to Teplitz-Schönau. [2] Between 1920 and 1926 he served as chairman of the Socialist Youth League. [2] [3] [4] He took part in the founding of the Socialist Youth International, and served as a member of its bureau between 1923 and 1932. [2] [4] In 1924 he moved to Prague. [2] Between 1925 and 1938 he served as editor of the Prague-based newspaper Der Sozialdemokrat ('The Social Democrat'). [1] [3] In 1930 he was named Educational Secretary of the party, later being named Central Secretary of DSAP. [3] He served as vice chairman of the German Popular Education Institute. [2] Moreover, Paul led the paramilitary wing of the party, Republikanische Bürgerwehr. [1]
At the time of the signing of the Munich Agreement, Paul was visiting Sweden. [1] He stayed in Sweden in exile to avoid arrest back home. [1] Paul lived in Stockholm from 1938 to 1948. [2] He functioned as the leader of Sudeten German exiles in Sweden. [3] 1941–1942 he went to London to negotiate with the Czechoslovak government-in-exile president Edvard Beneš on the future of the Sudeten Germans. [2] He took part in forming the International Group of Democratic Socialists in Stockholm in 1942. [1] His Czechoslovak citizenship was withdrawn in 1943 by the government-in-exile, rendering Paul stateless. [2]
In 1948 Paul moved to the West German town of Esslingen am Neckar. [1] [3] He served as editor-in-chief of the SPD organ in Baden Württemberg, Allgemeine Zeitung in Stuttgart/Mannheim, 1949–1951. [1] [3] [5] He was a Bundestag member 1949–1969. [3] [5] He was part of the West German delegation to the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe 1956–1967. [3] Moreover, he was a delegate to the assembly of the Western European Union. [1]
Paul died on 11 June 1978 in Gallspach, Austria. [1] [3] He was buried in Esslingen am Neckar on 16 June 1978. [1] [2]
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