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Reingruber started his career at the Prussian Ministry for Public Works which was renamed as the Reich Ministry of Transport in 1919.<ref name=prghme/> He served there until 1933.<ref name=bundes/> Following the [[Nazi Germany|Nazi rule]] he refused to become a member of the [[Nazi Party]] and left the ministry.<ref name=bundes/> He joined the [[TU Dresden|Technical University of Dresden]] (TU Dresden) where he was a professor of railway and traffic engineering from 1934 to 1945.<ref name=bundes/> He served as its [[Prorector]] between 1946 and 1948.<ref name=prghme/> On 11 October 1949 Reingruber was appointed minister of traffic to the cabinet led by [[Minister president (Germany)|Minister President]] [[Otto Grotewohl]].<ref name=chr49>{{cite journal|title=Chronology|journal=Current History|date=December 1949|volume=17|issue=100 |
Reingruber started his career at the Prussian Ministry for Public Works which was renamed as the Reich Ministry of Transport in 1919.<ref name=prghme/> He served there until 1933.<ref name=bundes/> Following the [[Nazi Germany|Nazi rule]] he refused to become a member of the [[Nazi Party]] and left the ministry.<ref name=bundes/> He joined the [[TU Dresden|Technical University of Dresden]] (TU Dresden) where he was a professor of railway and traffic engineering from 1934 to 1945.<ref name=bundes/> He served as its [[Prorector]] between 1946 and 1948.<ref name=prghme/> On 11 October 1949 Reingruber was appointed minister of traffic to the cabinet led by [[Minister president (Germany)|Minister President]] [[Otto Grotewohl]].<ref name=chr49>{{cite journal|title=Chronology|journal=Current History|date=December 1949|volume=17|issue=100 |
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|pages=370–371|jstor=45307674}}</ref> Reingruber was one of the cabinet members who were not a member of the ruling Party [[Socialist Unity Party of Germany|Socialist Unity Party]].<ref name=chr49/> He also served as the dean of the faculty of civil engineering from 1950 to 1952.<ref name=prghme/> |
|pages=370–371|jstor=45307674}}</ref> Reingruber was one of the cabinet members who were not a member of the ruling Party [[Socialist Unity Party of Germany|Socialist Unity Party]].<ref name=chr49/><ref>{{cite book|author=Martin McCauley|title=The German Democratic Republic since 1945| publisher=[[Palgrave Macmillan]]|location=London; Basingstoke|year=1983| isbn=978-1-349-17243-6|url=https://books.google.com.tr/books?id=oAGwCwAAQBAJ&pg=PR45|page=45}}</ref> He also served as the dean of the faculty of civil engineering from 1950 to 1952.<ref name=prghme/> His ministerial tenure ended on 30 April 1953 when [[Erwin Kramer]] succeeded him in the post.<ref>{{cite web|title=Transportation in Germany |
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|url=https://www.ifz-muenchen.de/en/news/topics/transportation-in-germany|publisher=Institut für Zeitgeschichte|access-date=4 September 2022}}</ref> Following the end of his ministerial tenure Reingruber returned to the TU Dresden and served as the department chair.<ref name=bundes/> |
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|access-date=4 September 2022}}</ref> Following the end of his ministerial tenure Reingruber returned to the TU Dresden and served as the department chair.<ref name=bundes/> |
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Hans Reingruber | |
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| Minister of Transport | |
| In office 11 October 1949 – 30 April 1953 | |
| Prime Minister | Otto Grotewohl |
| Preceded by | Office established |
| Succeeded by | Erwin Kramer |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 30 April 1888 Elberfeld, German Empire |
| Died | 14 January 1964 (aged 75) Dresden, East Germany |
| Nationality | German |
| Political party | Independent |
| Alma mater | Technical University of Hanover |
Hans Reingruber (1888–1964) was a German academic and the first minister of transport or traffic of East Germany.
Early life and education
Reingruber was born in Elberfeld (today Wuppertal) on 30 April 1888.[1] In April 1908 he enrolled at Technical University of Hanover and graduated from the university in 1912 receiving a degree in civil engineering and technical sciences.[1] In 1924 he obtained a PhD.[1]
Career
Reingruber started his career at the Prussian Ministry for Public Works which was renamed as the Reich Ministry of Transport in 1919.[1] He served there until 1933.[2] Following the Nazi rule he refused to become a member of the Nazi Party and left the ministry.[2] He joined the Technical University of Dresden (TU Dresden) where he was a professor of railway and traffic engineering from 1934 to 1945.[2] He served as its Prorector between 1946 and 1948.[1] On 11 October 1949 Reingruber was appointed minister of traffic to the cabinet led by Minister President Otto Grotewohl.[3] Reingruber was one of the cabinet members who were not a member of the ruling Party Socialist Unity Party.[3][4] He also served as the dean of the faculty of civil engineering from 1950 to 1952.[1] His ministerial tenure ended on 30 April 1953 when Erwin Kramer succeeded him in the post.[5] Following the end of his ministerial tenure Reingruber returned to the TU Dresden and served as the department chair.[2]
Later years and death
On 1 September 1957 Reingruber retired from the university.[1] He died in Dresden on 14 January 1964.[2]
References
- ^ a b c d e f g Helmut Müller-Enbergs. "Hans Reingruber. Verkehrswissenschaftler und Politiker (1888–1964)" (in German). Berlin: Portal Rheinische Geschichte. Retrieved 4 September 2022.
- ^ a b c d e "Reingruber, Hans" (in German). Bundesstiftung Aufarbeitung. Retrieved 4 September 2022.
- ^ a b "Chronology". Current History. 17 (100): 370–371. December 1949. JSTOR 45307674.
- ^ Martin McCauley (1983). The German Democratic Republic since 1945. London; Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan. p. 45. ISBN 978-1-349-17243-6.
- ^ "Transportation in Germany". Institut für Zeitgeschichte. Retrieved 4 September 2022.
External links
Media related to Hans Reingruber at Wikimedia Commons
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