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Philipp Heinrich Scheidemann (26 July 1865 – 29 November 1939) was a German politician of the Social Democratic Party of Germany (SPD). In the first quarter of the 20th century he played a leading role in both his party and in the young Weimar Republic.
Philipp Scheidemann was a German Social Democratic politician who, without party or government authorization, on Nov. 9, 1918, made the Weimar Republic a fact by proclaiming it from the balcony of the Reichstag.
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Philipp Heinrich Scheidemann (* 26. Juli 1865 in Kassel; † 29. November 1939 in Kopenhagen) war ein deutscher sozialdemokratischer Politiker und Publizist . Im ersten Viertel des 20. Jahrhunderts war er einer der herausragenden Protagonisten und Repräsentanten seiner Partei und der Weimarer Republik.
Philipp Scheidemann was a key figure in the German Social Democratic Party (SPD) during the First World War. On 9 November 1918, Scheidemann proclaimed the republic in Germany and became the first head of government in the Weimar Republic.
Scheidemann wird nach der Abspaltung der Unabhängigen Sozialdemokratischen Partei Deutschlands (USPD) neben Friedrich Ebert in den Parteivorstand der SPD gewählt. 1918. Januar: Während des Januarstreiks gehört er dem sogenannten Aktionsausschuss an.
The proclamation of the republic in Germany took place in Berlin twice on 9 November 1918, the first at the Reichstag building by Philipp Scheidemann of the Majority Social Democratic Party of Germany (MSPD) and the second a few hours later by Karl Liebknecht, the leader of the Marxist Spartacus League, at the Berlin Palace .
Overview. Philipp Scheidemann. (b. 1864) Quick Reference. (b. Kassel, 26 July 1864; d. Copenhagen, 29 Nov. 1939) German; Chancellor of Germany 1919, SPD co-chairman 1917–19 Scheidemann was a printer by trade and alter a journalist and editor of the SPD paper in Kassel.
