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Theodor Heuss | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 Heuss in 1957 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| President of Germany[a] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| In office 12 September 1949 – 12 September 1959 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Chancellor | Konrad Adenauer | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Preceded by | Karl Arnold (acting) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Succeeded by | Heinrich Lübke | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Leader of the Free Democratic Party | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| In office 12 December 1948 – 12 September 1949 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Deputy | Franz Blücher | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Preceded by | Position established | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Succeeded by | Franz Blücher | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Leader of the Free Democratic Party in the Bundestag | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| In office 4 September 1949 – 12 September 1949 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Preceded by | Position established | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Succeeded by | Hermann Schäfer | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | 31 January 1884 Brackenheim, Germany | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 12 December 1963 (aged 79) Stuttgart, West Germany | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Political party | FVP (1910–1918)DDP (1918–1933)DPD (1947–1948)FDP (1948–1963) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Children | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Alma mater | LMU Munich | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Profession | Journalist | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Theodor Heuss (German: [ˈteːodoːɐ̯ ˈhɔʏs] ⓘ; 31 January 1884 – 12 December 1963) was a German liberal politician who served as the first president of West Germany from 1949 to 1959. His civil demeanour and his cordial nature – something of a contrast to German nationalist traditions and the stern character of chancellor Konrad Adenauer – largely contributed to the stabilization of democracy in West Germany during the Wirtschaftswunder years. Before beginning his career as a politician, Heuss had been a political journalist.[1] To this day, Heuss is remembered as a major representative of social liberalism in Germany.[2]
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- ^ Wieck, Michael; Lenz, Siegfried (2003). A Childhood Under Hitler and Stalin: Memoirs of a "certified" Jew. Madison, Wisconsin: The University of Wisconsin Press. pp. 146, 266. ISBN 0299185443.
- ^ Hertfelder, Thomas (2013). Von Naumann zu Heuss: über eine Tradition des sozialen Liberalismus in Deutschland. Kleine Reihe / Stiftung Bundespräsident-Theodor-Heuss-Haus. Stuttgart: Stiftung Bundespräsident-Theodor-Heuss-Haus. ISBN 978-3-942302-03-6.