Erich Apel

German politician and economist (1917-1965)

Person human Q1351900

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Instance of: human
Sex or gender: male^[17]
Date of birth: October 3, 1917
Date of death: December 3, 1965
Place of birth: Judenbach
Place of death: East Berlin
Country of citizenship: East Germany^[8]
Occupation: politician, economist
Employer: State Planning Commission (GDR)^[11]
Field of work: politics^[9]
Position held: member of the Volkskammer^[10]
Educated at: Technische Universität Ilmenau^[12]
Member of political party: Socialist Unity Party of Germany^[18]
Award received: Patriotic Order of Merit in Gold, Banner of Labor, Fritz Heckert Medal^[13]^[14]^[15]
Languages spoken, written or signed: German^[25]
Academic degree: doctorate^[19]
Described by source: Dresdner Hefte, NDB-online^[23]^[24]
Family name: Apel^[20]
Given name: Erich^[21]
Manner of death: suicide^[22]
Member of: Central Committee of the Socialist Unity Party of Germany^[16]
Name in native language: Erich Apel^[26]
P14375: ApelErich^[27]
Place of burial: The Socialists' Memorial^[7]

🏷️ Also known as

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ISNI: 000000001614806X
VIAF cluster ID: 30434719
GND ID: 123044030
Image (Wikimedia Commons): Bundesarchiv Bild 183-B0612-0001-002, Dr. Erich Apel.jpg ↗
Bundesstiftung Aufarbeitung person ID: erich-hans-apel
CiNii Research ID: 1140563741790331520
DDB person (GND) ID: 123044030
Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID: 123044030
Dodis ID: P41867
ELNET ID: a11879579
Filmportal ID: 03aca2c3191746ffb9a27fcccabd954e
Find a Grave memorial ID: 132801123

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Google Knowledge Graph ID: /g/122h558t
Kalliope-Verbund (GND) ID: 123044030
Munzinger person ID: 00000010079
NACSIS-CAT author ID: DA06716286
NE.se ID: erich-apel
NL CR AUT ID: mzk2015875036
NUKAT ID: n2012149899
National Library of Lithuania ID: LNB:B1MP;=yh
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID: 109726138
Our Campaigns candidate ID: 572142
WorldCat Entities ID: E39PBJc7Tq9KrJBGFRJ6j9RdwC

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Award received 2

Banner of Labor, Fritz Heckert Medal

Occupation 2

politician, economist

Academic degree 1

doctorate

Country of citizenship 1

East Germany

Educated at 1

Technische Universität Ilmenau

Employer 1

State Planning Commission (GDR)

Field of work 1

politics

Given name 1

Erich

Instance of 1

human

Languages spoken, written or signed 1

German

Manner of death 1

suicide

Member of political party 1

Socialist Unity Party of Germany

Place of birth 1

Judenbach

Place of burial 1

The Socialists' Memorial

Place of death 1

East Berlin

Sex or gender 1

male

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Summary

Erich Apel was born on October 3, 1917^[1], in Judenbach^[2]. He died on December 3, 1965^[3], in East Berlin^[4]. He worked as a politician^[5] and economist^[6].

FAQs

Where was Erich Apel born?

Erich Apel's place of birth was Judenbach^[2].

Where did Erich Apel die?

Erich Apel passed away in East Berlin^[4].

What did Erich Apel do for work?

Erich Apel worked as a politician^[5] and economist^[6].

Where did Erich Apel go to school?

Erich Apel was educated at Technische Universität Ilmenau^[12].

What awards did Erich Apel receive?

Honors received include Patriotic Order of Merit in Gold^[13], Banner of Labor^[14], and Fritz Heckert Medal^[15].

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[2] ↑ Erich Apel — place of birth (P19): Judenbach. wikidata.org.
[4] ↑ Erich Apel — place of death (P20): East Berlin. wikidata.org.
[17] ↑ Erich Apel — sex or gender (P21): male. Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved 2025-08-29. wikidata.org.
[8] ↑ Erich Apel — country of citizenship (P27): German Democratic Republic. wikidata.org.
[10] ↑ Erich Apel — position held (P39): member of the Volkskammer. wikidata.org.
[12] ↑ Erich Apel — educated at (P69): Technische Universität Ilmenau. wikidata.org.
[9] ↑ Erich Apel — field of work (P101): politics. Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved 2022-11-07. wikidata.org.
[18] ↑ Erich Apel — member of political party (P102): Socialist Unity Party of Germany. wikidata.org.
[5] ↑ Erich Apel — occupation (P106): politician. Integrated Authority File. Retrieved 2026-04-20. wikidata.org.
[6] ↑ Erich Apel — occupation (P106): economist. wikidata.org.
[11] ↑ Erich Apel — employer (P108): State Planning Commission (GDR). wikidata.org.
[7] ↑ Erich Apel — place of burial (P119): The Socialists' Memorial. wikidata.org.
[13] ↑ Erich Apel — award received (P166): Patriotic Order of Merit in Gold. wikidata.org.
[14] ↑ Erich Apel — award received (P166): Banner of Labor. wikidata.org.
[15] ↑ Erich Apel — award received (P166): Fritz Heckert Medal. wikidata.org.
[16] ↑ Erich Apel — member of (P463): Central Committee of the Socialist Unity Party of Germany. wikidata.org.
[19] ↑ Erich Apel — academic degree (P512): doctorate. wikidata.org.
[1] ↑ Erich Apel — date of birth (P569): October 3, 1917. filmportal.de. Retrieved 2017-10-09. wikidata.org.
[3] ↑ Erich Apel — date of death (P570): December 3, 1965. filmportal.de. Retrieved 2017-10-09. wikidata.org.
[20] ↑ Erich Apel — family name (P734): Apel. wikidata.org.
[21] ↑ Erich Apel — given name (P735): Erich. wikidata.org.
[22] ↑ Erich Apel — manner of death (P1196): suicide. wikidata.org.
[23] ↑ Erich Apel — described by source (P1343): Dresdner Hefte. wikidata.org.
[24] ↑ Erich Apel — described by source (P1343): NDB-online. Deutsche Biographie. Retrieved 2026-11-02. wikidata.org.
[25] ↑ Erich Apel — languages spoken, written or signed (P1412): German. Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved 2022-03-01. wikidata.org.
[26] ↑ Erich Apel — name in native language (P1559): Erich Apel. wikidata.org.
[27] ↑ Erich Apel — P14375 (P14375): ApelErich. wikidata.org.

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