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Hans Luther | |
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| 18th Chancellor of Germany 9th Chancellor of the Weimar Republic | |
| In office 15 January 1925 – 12 May 1926 | |
| President | Friedrich Ebert, Hans Luther (acting), Walter Simons (acting), Paul von Hindenburg |
| Preceded by | Wilhelm Marx |
| Succeeded by | Wilhelm Marx |
| President of the German Reich (acting) | |
| In office 28 February 1925 – 12 March 1925 | |
| Preceded by | Friedrich Ebert |
| Succeeded by | Walter Simons (acting) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 10 March 1879 Berlin,Prussia,Germany |
| Died | 11 May 1962 (aged 83) Düsseldorf,North Rhine-Westphalia,West Germany |
| Political party | None |
| Profession | Lawyer |
Hans Luther (10 March 1879 – 11 May 1962) was a German politician. He was a Chancellor of Germany.[1] a law of July 1925 extended workmen's compensation coverage to all accidents from and to places of work, and vocational care was introduced that same month. In addition, a decree of May 1925 established compensation for occupational diseases.<ref>
Luther was born in Berlin and started in politics by becoming a town councillor in Magdeburg. From 1918 to 1922 he was mayor of Essen.[2]
In 1922 he became government minister of food and agriculture, and in 1925 Minister of Finance.
From January 1925 to May 1926 he was Chancellor. During a brief period he was also acting President.
Luther ran the Reichsbank from 1930 to 1933 and later became ambassador to the United States from 1933 to 1937.
- ↑ Lawrence, Weisz (1998). Greater Than the Parts: Holism in Biomedicine, 1920-1950. ISBN 9780195109047.
- ↑ "Biografie Hans Luther (German)". Bundesarchiv. Retrieved 19 January 2015.