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Robert Dißmann

1878 – 1926

German politician and trade unionist

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Lived 1878 – 1926 (aged 48). Robert Dißmann was a German politician, trade unionist, functionary and union member.

Robert Dißmann (8 August 1878 – 30 October 1926) was a German trade unionist and politician.

Born in Hülsenbusch (now part of Gummersbach) in the Prussian Rhine Province, Dißmann became a machinist and joined the German Metal Workers' Union (DMV) and the Social Democratic Party of Germany (SPD). In 1900, he began working on a full-time basis for the union in Barmen. He later moved to Frankfurt.

In 1908, he became a full-time local party secretary for the Social Democratic Party in Hanau. He then became district secretary in Frankfurt. He stood for the party's national executive in 1913 and was narrowly defeated.

Dißmann opposed World War I. In 1917, he left the SPD and joined the new Independent Social Democratic Party of Germany (USPD). In 1919, he was elected as joint president of the DMV, and in 1920, he was also elected to the Reichstag. He rejoined the SPD with the majority of the USPD in 1922, and remained prominent in its left-wing faction.

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Positions held
Member of the Reichstag of the Weimar Republic, Chairperson

Contemporaries

People whose lives overlapped Robert Dißmann's

Frequently asked questions

Who was Robert Dißmann?

German politician and trade unionist (1878–1926)

When was Robert Dißmann born?

Robert Dißmann was born on 8 August 1878 in Hülsenbusch.

When did Robert Dißmann die?

Robert Dißmann died on 30 October 1926.

What was Robert Dißmann's occupation?

Robert Dißmann was a politician, trade unionist, functionary and union member.

What nationality was Robert Dißmann?

Robert Dißmann was German.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Robert Dißmann

· Wikidata: Q2156890

· DBpedia: Robert Dißmann

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