Kurt Heinig

Kurt Heinig (born 19 January 1886 in Leipzig, † 21 May 1956 Stockholm ) was a German politician ( SPD), writer and journalist.

Life

As a result of the November Revolution was Heinig, actually Lithografengehilfe, in the Prussian Ministry of Finance a point where he negotiated with the Hohenzollern family, represented by the home ministry, on the separation of the house had the deal Treasury. In 1921 that have been made over year was 1926 the laws work the prince severance.

Mid-20s, he traveled through the United States and wrote about his experiences in the forward and in the world stage. He believed that Germany could be modernized through technical progress and creating a larger internal market. But he added that Germany can not be wholly oriented to America because the countries have different backgrounds thoroughly.

Kurt Heinig was from 1927 to 1933 member of the SPD parliamentary group in the German Reichstag for the electoral district of Potsdam II and was considered a financial expert of the party. As a member of the Budget Committee, he was involved in the investigation of the Osthilfeskandals.

After Hitler came to power itself Heinig eluded the imminent arrest on June 16, 1933 by fleeing to Denmark. During the Second World War he was a member of the Sopade and escaped after the German invasion in 1940 to Sweden, where he was working as employees at several Swedish newspapers. Heinig was expatriated in 1941. In 1945 he founded the " German Association of 1945" in Stockholm, an organization that sought to create a better German - Swedish relations, and took over the chairmanship at the same time. In 1955 he received an honorary doctorate from the University of Stockholm.

Kurt Heinig died on 21 May 1956 in Stockholm.

Works

  • Hohenzollern. Wilhelm II and his house. The battle for the Kronbesitz. Publisher of Social Science, Berlin 1921
  • The financial scandals of the Empire. Publisher of Social Science, Berlin, 1925.
  • Prince severance? A reading book to referendum. New machining. Publishing Society of the General German Trade Union Federation, Berlin 1926.
  • Economics of everyday life. Union -Verlag, Hamburg, 1948.
  • The Swedish middle. Social Security. Hammonia, Hamburg 1949.
  • The budget. Vol 1 The budget control. Mohr, Tübingen, 1949.
  • The budget. Vol 3 contents, property and name index. Tübingen, Mohr, 1951.
  • The budget. Vol 2 The budget beings. Mohr, 1951.
  • Introduction to the history of the national economy. Dietz, Hannover 1954.
  • When the soldiers ... What cost war. Nest- Verlag, Frankfurt 1957.
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