About Bernhard Otte
Lived 1883 – 1933 (aged 50). Bernhard Otte was a German weaver, trade unionist, politician and union member.
Bernhard Otte (12 July 1883 – 21 October 1933) was a German trade union leader and politician.
Born in Hopsten, Otte completed an apprenticeship as a weaver. In 1905, he founded a branch of the Central Association of Christian Textile Workers in Ibbenbüren. He studied economics and the law in his spare time. In 1907, he was elected as a city councillor in Kempen, for the Centre Party.
Otte moved to Bocholt in 1911, where he was again elected to the city council, and was chair of the local branch of his union. In 1917, he was appointed as editor of the union's national newspaper, the Textilarbeiterzeitung, and the following year, he became president of the union.
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Who was Bernhard Otte?
German trade unionist and politician (1883-1933)
When was Bernhard Otte born?
Bernhard Otte was born on 12 July 1883 in Hopsten.
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Bernhard Otte died on 21 October 1933 in Zielona Góra.
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Bernhard Otte was a weaver, trade unionist, politician and union member.
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Bernhard Otte was German.
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