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Otto Suhr

Mayor of Berlin (1894-1957)
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Otto Suhr
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Facts

35 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[28]
Date of birth
August 17, 1894
Date of death
August 30, 1957
Place of birth
Oldenburg
Place of death
West Berlin, Berlin[10]
Country of citizenship
West Germany, Germany[13][14]
Occupation
politician, trade unionist, journalist, social scientist, mayor, university teacher, editor[16][17]
Field of work
politics[18]
Position held
Governing Mayor of Berlin, Berlin member of the Bundestag, member of the Abgeordnetenhaus of Berlin, president of the Abgeordnetenhaus of Berlin, member of the Berlin City Council, member of the German Bundestag[19][20][21][22][23][24]
Educated at
Leipzig University[25]
Member of political party
Social Democratic Party of Germany[29]
Award received
Grand Cross 1st class of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany, Knight of the Military Order of St. Henry[26][27]
Spouse
Susanne Suhr[12]
Cause of death
leukemia[32]
Work location
Bonn, Berlin, Oldenburg, Osnabrück[39][40][41][42]
Languages spoken, written or signed
German[47]
Affiliation
SPD Bundestag fraction
Archives at
Landesarchiv Berlin[31]
Birth name
Otto Ernst Heinrich Hermann Suhr
Catalog code
11002290[33]
Described by source
Neue Deutsche Biographie[44]
Family name
Suhr[37]
Given name
Otto[38]
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Manner of death
natural causes[43]
Military, police or special rank
Leutnant der Reserve[30]
Name in native language
Otto Suhr
Native language
German[15]
P14375
SuhrOtto_1949-09-07
P14396
register/person/arw-11875775X
P14536
413086
Participant in
1949 West German presidential election, Parlamentarischer Rat[45][46]
Participated in conflict
World War I[36]
Place of burial
Zehlendorf Forest Cemetery[11]
Residence
Wilmersdorf, Dahlem[34][35]
🏷️ Also known as
en Otto Suhr cs Otto Ernst Heinrich Hermann Suhr fa اتو زور fa اتو سوهر he אוטו זור ja オットー・ズール ru Зур, Отто Эрнст Генрих Герман ru Отто Зур ru Отто Эрнст Генрих Герман Зур sv Suhr zh 奥托·苏尔 zh 奧托·蘇爾
🔖 Identifiers · 35
ISNI
0000000082228439
VIAF cluster ID
40173909
Library of Congress authority ID
n95070420
GND ID
11875775X
Brockhaus Enzyklopädie online ID
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Cabinet minutes of the German Government ID
register/person/ad912e93-6ca5-48eb-8f0a-7cae2742fcbf
CiNii Research ID
1140000791854766336
DDB person (GND) ID
11875775X
Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID
11875775X
Dodis ID
P11871
FAST ID
358861
FID performing arts ID
agent/gnd_11875775X
Show all 35 identifiers +23
Find a Grave memorial ID
148792197
Freebase ID
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GTAA ID
159181
Geni.com profile ID
6000000034296225746
IdRef ID
081723148
Kalliope-Verbund (GND) ID
11875775X
Kallías ID
PE00242627
Munzinger person ID
00000002476
Museum-digital ID
41132
NACSIS-CAT author ID
DA15403667
NL CR AUT ID
uk2015885461
NUKAT ID
n2016085083
National Library of Israel J9U ID
987007453943005171
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
117782521
Niedersächsische Personen ID
1043233822
Open Library ID
OL5314522A
Our Campaigns candidate ID
611018
PM20 folder ID
pe/031003
Prabook ID
2118101
Topic's main category
Category:Otto Suhr
U.S. National Archives Identifier
21904858
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJmHG3qhXy84jTy8fdwcT3
Yale LUX ID
person/5d16ac53-d9f6-417c-9f68-bce388c81974

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🔗 Connections
Occupation 3
politician, journalist, trade unionist
Country of citizenship 2
Germany, West Germany
Participant in 2
1949 West German presidential election, Parlamentarischer Rat
Place of death 2
Berlin, West Berlin
Residence 2
Dahlem, Wilmersdorf
Work location 2
Berlin, Bonn
Cause of death 1
leukemia
Educated at 1
Leipzig University
Field of work 1
politics
Given name 1
Otto
Heads of government of 1
Berlin
Instance of 1
human
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
German
Manner of death 1
natural causes
Member of political party 1
Social Democratic Party of Germany
Named after 1
Otto-Suhr-Institut
Native language 1
German
Participated in conflict 1
World War I
Place of birth 1
Oldenburg
Place of burial 1
Zehlendorf Forest Cemetery
Position held 1
Governing Mayor of Berlin
Sex or gender 1
male
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Summary

Otto Suhr was born on August 17, 1894[1], in Oldenburg[2]. He died on August 30, 1957[3], in West Berlin[4]. He worked as a politician[5], trade unionist[6], journalist[7], social scientist[8], and mayor[9].

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Works and Contributions

Things named for Otto Suhr include Otto-Suhr-Institut[48], a research institute[49], in Germany[50], founded in 1959[51], headquartered in Steglitz-Zehlendorf[52].

Why It Matters

Entities named for Otto Suhr include Otto-Suhr-Institut[48], a research institute[49], in Germany[50], founded in 1959[51], headquartered in Steglitz-Zehlendorf[52].

FAQs

Where was Otto Suhr born?

Otto Suhr's place of birth was Oldenburg[2].

Where did Otto Suhr die?

Otto Suhr passed away in West Berlin[4].

Who was Otto Suhr married to?

Otto Suhr's spouses include Susanne Suhr[12].

What did Otto Suhr do for work?

Otto Suhr worked as a politician[5], trade unionist[6], journalist[7], social scientist[8], and mayor[9].

Where did Otto Suhr go to school?

Otto Suhr was educated at Leipzig University[25].

What awards did Otto Suhr receive?

Honors received include Grand Cross 1st class of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany[26] and Knight of the Military Order of St. Henry[27].

Related Entities

Germany Otto-Suhr-Institut politics West Germany

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . Biografisches Handbuch der Berliner Stadtverordneten und Abgeordneten 1946-1963. wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [10] ↑ . Biografisches Handbuch der Berliner Stadtverordneten und Abgeordneten 1946-1963. wikidata.org.
  4. [28] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [12] ↑ . Biografisches Handbuch der Berliner Stadtverordneten und Abgeordneten 1946-1963. wikidata.org.
  6. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [19] ↑ . Biografisches Handbuch der Berliner Stadtverordneten und Abgeordneten 1946-1963. wikidata.org.
  9. [20] ↑ . Biografisches Handbuch der Berliner Stadtverordneten und Abgeordneten 1946-1963. Retrieved . dserver.bundestag.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [21] ↑ . Biografisches Handbuch der Berliner Stadtverordneten und Abgeordneten 1946-1963. wikidata.org.
  11. [22] ↑ . Biografisches Handbuch der Berliner Stadtverordneten und Abgeordneten 1946-1963. wikidata.org.
  12. [23] ↑ . Biografisches Handbuch der Berliner Stadtverordneten und Abgeordneten 1946-1963. wikidata.org.
  13. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [18] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [29] ↑ . Biografisches Handbuch der Berliner Stadtverordneten und Abgeordneten 1946-1963. wikidata.org.
  17. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [5] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [7] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [8] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [9] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [16] ↑ . Niedersächsische Personen. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [17] ↑ . Niedersächsische Personen. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [31] ↑ . kalliope-verbund.info. kalliope-verbund.info. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  30. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  31. [33] ↑ . basic data about the members of the Bundestag. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  32. [34] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  33. [35] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  34. [1] ↑ . basic data about the members of the Bundestag. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  35. [3] ↑ . basic data about the members of the Bundestag. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  36. [36] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  37. [37] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  38. [38] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  39. [39] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  40. [40] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  41. [41] ↑ . Niedersächsische Personen. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  42. [42] ↑ . Niedersächsische Personen. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  43. [43] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  44. [44] ↑ . Deutsche Biographie. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  45. [45] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  46. [46] ↑ . Biografisches Handbuch der Berliner Stadtverordneten und Abgeordneten 1946-1963. parlamentarischerrat.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  47. [47] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [48] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [49] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [50] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [51] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [52] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

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