Dates

• Existence: 1871 - 1925

Biography

Friedrich Ebert (1875-1925) was a German politician of the Social Democratic Party of Germany and the first president of Germany from 1919 until his death in office in 1925.

Friedrich Ebert, the seventh of nine children of Karl Ebert and Katharina Hinkel, was born February 4, 1871, in Heidelberg, Germany. He married Louise Rump in 1894, and they raised five children together, including politician Friedrich "Fritz" Ebert Jr. Ebert was a leader of the Social Democratic movement in Germany and a moderate socialist; he was a leader in bringing about the constitution of the Weimar Republic, which attempted to unite Germany after its defeat in World War I. Ebert was the first president of the Weimar Republic, from 1919 until his death in office on February 28, 1925, in Berlin. He was buried in Heidelberg, Germany.

Citation:

Der Ebertprozess und der Verrat an den deutschen Arbeitern, 1925:p. 9, etc. (Fritz Ebert)

LC data base, 10-8-86(hdg.: Ebert, Friedrich, Pres. Germany, 1871-1925; usage: Friedrich Ebert)

Neue dt. Biog., 1959(Ebert, Friedrich, Reichspräsident, b. 2/4/1871; d. 2/28/1925)

FamilySearch, June 15, 2024 (Seventh of nine children of Karl Ebert and Katharina Hinkel; born in Heidelberg, Germany. Married Louise Rump in 1894, five children, including Friedrich Ebert Jr. Buried in Heidelberg, Germany.) https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/about/LC7P-GPH

Brittanica.com, via www, June 15, 2024 (Friedrich Ebert Jr., politician, "Fritz"; Leader of the Social Democratic movement in Germany and a moderate socialist; leader in bringing about the constitution of the Weimar Republic, which attempted to unite Germany after its defeat in World War I. First president of the Weimar Republic, from 1919 until his death in office on February 28, 1925, in Berlin) https://www.britannica.com/biography/Friedrich-Ebert

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