Hermann Duncker

Hermann Ludwig Rudolph Duncker (24 May 1874 – 22 June 1960) was a German Marxist politician, historian and social scientist. He was a lecturer for the workers' education movement, co-founder of the Communist Party of Germany, professor at the University of Rostock, and rector of East Germany's trade union academy.

Hermann Duncker
Statue of Hermann Duncker in Berlin-Karlshorst
Born(1874-05-24)May 24, 1874
Hamburg, German Empire
DiedJune 22, 1960(1960-06-22) (aged 86)
Bernau bei Berlin, German Democratic Republic
Resting placeZentralfriedhof Friedrichsfelde, Berlin
Alma materUniversity of Leipzig
Leipzig Conservatory
Political partySocialist Unity Party of Germany (1947-)
Communist Party of Germany (1919-1947)
Social Democratic Party of Germany
SpouseKäte Duncker
ChildrenKarl Duncker
Wolfgang Duncker
AwardsOrder of Karl Marx (1953)
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