Ludwig Czech

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Ludwig Czech
Personal details
Born(1870-02-14)14 February 1870
Lviv, Austria-Hungary
Died20 August 1942(1942-08-20) (aged 72)
Theresienstadt, Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia
Political partySDAPÖ
DSAP

Ludwig Czech (14 February 1870 – 20 August 1942) was a German-speaking Jewish Czech member of the German Social Democratic Workers' Party in the Czechoslovak Republic who actively participated in the Czechoslovak politics of the so-called First Republic. He was a Minister of Social Care (1929–1934). Minister of Public Affairs (1934–1935), Minister of Public Health and Physical Training (1935–1938).[1][2] He died in the Theresienstadt Ghetto in 1942, officially having died of pneumonia, heart failure, and edema of the lungs.[3]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Jewish History of the Czech Republic
  2. ^ Jewish Community of Brno web page
  3. ^ "Czech Ludwig: Death certificate, Ghetto Terezin". holocaust.cz. Retrieved 8 October 2021.