Johannes Hoffmann
| Johannes Hoffmann | |
|---|---|
| Minister President of Bavaria | |
| In office 1919–1920 | |
| Preceded by | Kurt Eisner |
| Succeeded by | Gustav Ritter von Kahr |
| Minister of Education | |
| In office 1918–1920 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 3 July 1867 Ilbesheim |
| Died | 15 December 1930 Berlin |
| Nationality | German |
| Political party | Sozialdemokratische Partei Deutschlands |
| Occupation | Teacher |
| Religion | Protestant |
Johannes Hoffmann (3 July 1867 in Ilbesheim – 15 December 1930 in Berlin) was a Bavarian Minister-President and member of the SPD.
Life
Born in Ilbesheim, near Landau, his parents were Peter Hoffmann and Maria Eva Keller. After he completed his training to be a teacher, Johannes Hoffmann served as a teacher in Kaiserslautern from 1887 to 1908.
In 1908, he was elected member of the Landtag. From 1912 to 1919 he held the position of second mayor of Kaiserslautern. In 1912, he was elected to the German Reichstag.
After the revolution of November 1918, he served as Minister of Education under prime minister Kurt Eisner and later succeed him on 17 March 1919[1] as the first freely elected Bavarian Minister President. During those days Adolf Hitler was a follower of both Eisner and Hoffmann.
Ousted from Munich by the Bavarian Soviet Republic, parliament and government moved to Bamberg in April 1919, where Hoffmann took part in the working out of the Bavarian Constitution ("Bamberg Constitution"). His government returned to Munich again in May 1919.
On 16 March 1920, he was succeeded by Gustav von Kahr.[2] This occurred after he was forced out of office by the Bavarian Civil Guards and freikorps forces.[3]
During his tenure as Minister of Education, he removed the Bavarian schooling system from the supervision of the church.
External links
- Picture of Johannes Hoffmann, taken in 1919 Historisches Lexikon Bayerns
Sources
- Universitätsbibliothek Regensburg - Bosls bayrische Biographie - Johannes Hoffmann (in German), author: Karl Bosl, publisher: Pustet, page 361
References
- ↑ Free state of Bavaria - List of ministers at the Wayback Machine (archived 29 July 2009)
- ↑ Bayern (Bavaria) - Minister-presidents
- ↑ Diehl, James M. Paramilitary Politics in Weimar Germany. Indiana University Press, 1977. Pg.72-74.
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| Preceded by Kurt Eisner |
Prime Minister of Bavaria 1919 – 1920 |
Succeeded by Gustav von Kahr |
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