German Wood Workers' Union

former German Reich trade union (1893–1933)
Organization free_trade_union Q1204933
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German Wood Workers' Union

Summary

German Wood Workers' Union is a Free Trade Union[1]. It draws 13 Wikipedia views per month (free_trade_union category, ranking #1 of 1).[2]

Key Facts

  • German Wood Workers' Union is in the country of German Empire[3].
  • German Wood Workers' Union is in the country of Weimar Republic[4].
  • German Wood Workers' Union's instance of is recorded as Free Trade Union[5].
  • German Wood Workers' Union followed German Carpenters' Union[6].
  • German Wood Workers' Union followed Union of Woodturners of Germany[7].
  • German Wood Workers' Union followed Union of German Wheelwrights[8].
  • German Wood Workers' Union followed Central Union of Workers in the Sweep and Brush Industry in Germany[9].
  • German Wood Workers' Union followed Central Union of German Basket Makers[10].
  • German Wood Workers' Union followed Union of workers employed in woodworking factories and on wood yards of Germany[11].
  • German Wood Workers' Union followed German Cork Workers' Union[12].
  • German Wood Workers' Union followed Union of Gilders of Germany[13].
  • German Wood Workers' Union followed Q106811282[14].
  • German Wood Workers' Union followed German Umbrella Makers' Union[15].
  • German Wood Workers' Union followed Central Union of Carvers of Germany[16].
  • German Wood Workers' Union was followed by Industrial Union of Wood[17].
  • German Wood Workers' Union was followed by Wood and Plastic Union[18].
  • German Wood Workers' Union's headquarters location is recorded as Stuttgart[19].
  • German Wood Workers' Union's headquarters location is recorded as Berlin[20].
  • German Wood Workers' Union's headquarters location is recorded as Berlin[21].
  • German Wood Workers' Union's Commons category is recorded as Deutscher Holzarbeiterverband[22].
  • German Wood Workers' Union's archives at is recorded as German Federal Archives[23].
  • German Wood Workers' Union's chairperson is recorded as Karl Kloß[24].
  • German Wood Workers' Union's chairperson is recorded as Theodor Leipart[25].
  • German Wood Workers' Union's chairperson is recorded as Adam Neumann[26].
  • German Wood Workers' Union's chairperson is recorded as Fritz Tarnow[27].

Body

Founding

July 1, 1893 marks the founding of German Wood Workers' Union[28]. Its location of formation is recorded as Kassel[29].

Identity

German Wood Workers' Union's official name is recorded as Deutscher Holzarbeiter-Verband[30]. Predecessors include German Carpenters' Union[6], Union of Woodturners of Germany[7], Union of German Wheelwrights[8], Central Union of Workers in the Sweep and Brush Industry in Germany[9], Central Union of German Basket Makers[10], and Union of workers employed in woodworking factories and on wood yards of Germany[11]. Successors include Industrial Union of Wood[17] and Wood and Plastic Union[18].

Leadership

Chairpersons include Karl Kloß[24], a politician[31], 1847–1908[32], of Germany[33]; Theodor Leipart[25], a turner[34], 1867–1947[35], of Germany[36]; Adam Neumann[26]; and Fritz Tarnow[27], a joiner[37], 1880–1951[38], of Germany[39].

Operations

Headquarters locations include Stuttgart[19], a big city[40], in Germany[41] and Berlin[20], a seat of government[42], in Margraviate of Brandenburg[43], founded in 1244[44].

Dissolution

German Wood Workers' Union was dissolved in May 2, 1933[45].

Why It Matters

German Wood Workers' Union draws 13 Wikipedia views per month (free_trade_union category, ranking #1 of 1).[2]

References

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  29. [30] . library.fes.de. library.fes.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [40] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
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  6. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
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  13. [38] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  14. [39] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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    Wikidata description former German Reich trade union (1893–1933)
    Described by source Archival fonds: German Wood Workers' Union, Internationales Handwörterbuch des Gewerkschaftswesens
    Chairperson Karl Kloß, Theodor Leipart, Adam Neumann +1
    Described at url https://library.fes.de/pdf-files/bibliothek/bestand/a09-0190
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