Ludwig Czech | |
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| Personal details | |
| Born | 14 February 1870 Lviv, Austria-Hungary |
| Died | 20 August 1942 (aged 72) Theresienstadt, Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia |
| Political party | SDAPÖ 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
- ↑ Jewish History of the Czech Republic
- ↑ Jewish Community of Brno web page
- ↑ "Czech Ludwig: Death certificate, Ghetto Terezin". holocaust.cz. Retrieved 8 October 2021.
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