Konrad Adenauer
At a glance:
- Series: Dictionary of World Biography: Twentieth Century
- Categories: Government and Politics
- Subcategories: Politicians, Diplomats, Presidents, Prime Ministers, Cold War
- Curriculum: 20th & 21st Century European History, German History
Article abstract: Between 1917 and 1933, Adenauer served his country as Lord Mayor of Cologne, becoming, after 1945, founder of the Federal Republic of Germany and its first chancellor.
Early Life
Konrad Adenauer was born in Cologne, Germany, on January 5, 1876. Adenauer’s family, of modest means and devoutly Roman Catholic, had produced bakers, bricklayers, reserve army officers, and local officials. In short, he was imbued with the ideals of hard work, self-sacrifice, and persistence. Above all, his home was steeped in the Rhenish tradition of Roman...
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