Alfred Hugenberg

Politician

1865 – 1951

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Who was Alfred Hugenberg?

Alfred Ernst Christian Alexander Hugenberg was an influential German businessman and politician. Hugenberg, a leading figure within nationalist politics in Germany for the first few decades of the twentieth century, became the country's leading media proprietor within the inter-war period. As leader of the German National People's Party Hugenberg was instrumental in helping Adolf Hitler become Chancellor of Germany and served in his first cabinet in 1933. Hugenberg had hoped to control Hitler and use him as his "tool" but ultimately he had little to no influence in the Third Reich.

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Born
Jun 19, 1865
Hanover
Also known as
  • Гугенберг, Альфред
Spouses
Religion
  • Protestantism
Nationality
  • Germany
Profession
Education
  • University of Strasbourg
  • Humboldt University of Berlin
  • Heidelberg University
  • University of Göttingen
Employment
  • Friedrich Krupp AG
Lived in
  • Hanover
Died
Mar 12, 1951
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Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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