- Hermann Hummel
Hermann Hummel (
June 22 ,1876 –September 13 ,1952 ) was a Germanchemist andpolitician in theRepublic of Baden . He was a member of the DDP.Early life and career
Hummel was born in
Lahr in theGrand Duchy of Baden . He studied astronomy, chemistry, mathematics and philosophy at the universities of Heidelberg, Freiburg im Breisgau, and Strasbourg. He simultaneously completed a degree in engineering at theTechnical University of Karlsruhe . He later became a chemistry teacher at a high school in Karlsruhe and thus began his teaching career. In 1906, Hummel moved up to teach chemistry at a secondary school in Karlsruhe. It was not long after this that he began to put his knowledge of chemistry to practical use. From 1912 to 1914, he worked in a paint factory, Electra Werke GmbH.At the outbreak of the
First World War , he joined as a war volunteer in the field artillery regiment No. 27. He continued to serve as a lieutenant of the reserve from 1915 until 1917. During this time, he participated in fighting on both the Eastern and Western Fronts. From 1917 until the end of the war, he worked in the inspection of Air Force troops.Chemist and businessman
In late 1922, Hummel joined the administration of the Badische Anilin and Soda Fabrik. He served as one of the directors and a member of the supervisory board of the company. Subsequently he participated in the construction of
IG Farbenindustrie AG inFrankfurt am Main , in whose supervisory board he also participated. In addition, he was a member of the supervisory board of theAugust Horch automobile plants in Zwickau GmbH and was a member of theEconomic Policy Committee of theNational Association of German Industry .By 1930, Hummel was the sole shareholder of
Imprimatur GmbH and tried to financially support the opposition newspaperFrankfurter Zeitung against the propaganda machine of theNazi Party andJoseph Goebbels . In addition to his activities in the economy, he was a member of theKaiser Wilhelm Society for the Advancement of Sciences , the Society of Friends of the Technical University of Karlsruhe and the Institute of Social Studies at the Ruprecht-Karls University of Heidelberg. In 1939, he emigrated to theUnited States , but he returned to Germany in 1951 and settled down in theRhineland , where he lived until his death inKrefeld the following year at the age of 78.State President of Baden
Upon the proclamation of the
Republic of Baden in 1918, Hummel first served as Deputy Minister for Military Affairs. OnApril 1 ,1919 , he was appointed Minister of Culture and Teaching.On
November 23 ,1921 , Hummel led a coalition of theSPD , the Centre, and the DDP. The coalition collapsed onNovember 23 ,1922 .References
* [http://www.economy-point.org/i/imprimatur-gmbh.html EconomyPoint]
* [http://www.vladipub.com/wp/?p=40 Rulers of Baden]
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