Georg Gaßmann
Appearance
Georg Gaßmann | |
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Mayor of Marburg | |
In office 10 August 1951 – 11 September 1970 | |
Preceded by | Karl Theodor Bleek |
Succeeded by | Hanno Drechsler |
Personal details | |
Born | Marburg, Germany | 28 May 1910
Died | 5 August 1987 Marburg, West Germany | (aged 77)
Political party | SPD |
Alma mater | University of Marburg |
Georg Gaßmann (28 May 1910 in Marburg – 5 August 1987 in Marburg) was a German politician.
As a member of the SPD, Gaßmann was the mayor of Marburg for nearly 20 years and a member of the Hessian Landtag in Wiesbaden.[1]
After serving as a politician, Gaßmann was awarded the Großes Verdienstkreuz, one of the German Federal Crosses of Merit. The Georg-Gaßmann-Stadion in Marburg was also named in his honour.
References
- ^ Arlt, Michael; Kronenberg, Georg (October 2008). Marbuch – Marburgs Stadtbuch (in German). Marburg: Marbuch Verlag. p. 50. ISBN 978-3-9806487-3-8.
Further reading
- Drechsler, Hanno (1988). Georg Gaßmann, 1910–1987: Oberbürgermeister der Universitätsstadt Marburg 1951–1970 (in German). Marburg: Magistrat der Stadt Marburg. ISBN 978-3-923820-26-9.
Categories:
- 1910 births
- 1987 deaths
- People from Marburg
- University of Marburg alumni
- Mayors of Marburg
- Members of the Hessian Parliament
- Social Democratic Party of Germany politicians
- Commanders Crosses of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany
- Local political office-holders in Germany
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