Wilhelm Leuschner

German politician and trade unionist (1890-1944), victim of Nazism

Person human Q213868

Facts

33 properties

Instance of: human
Sex or gender: male^[18]
Date of birth: June 15, 1890
Date of death: September 29, 1944
Place of birth: Bayreuth
Place of death: Plötzensee Prison
Country of citizenship: German Reich^[10]
Occupation: politician, trade unionist, resistance fighter, wood sculptor
Position held: member of municipal council, interior minister^[12]^[13]
Educated at: Kunstgewerbeschule Nürnberg^[14]
Member of political party: Social Democratic Party of Germany^[19]
Spouse: Q131768306^[9]
Cause of death: hanging to death^[20]
Work location: Börgermoor concentration camp^[26]
Languages spoken, written or signed: German, English, French^[30]^[31]^[32]
Birth name: Karl Friedrich Wilhelm Dehler^[33]
Copyright status as a creator: copyrights on works have expired^[38]
Described by source: Neue Deutsche Biographie^[28]
Family name: Leuschner^[22]
Given name: Karl, Friedrich, Wilhelm^[23]^[24]^[25]
Manner of death: capital punishment^[27]
Member of: workers' council, Parliament of the Province of Hesse-Nassau, General German Trade Union Federation^[15]^[16]^[17]
Name in native language: Wilhelm Leuschner^[34]
Native language: German^[11]

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Number of children: +2^[35]
P14375: LeuschnerWilhelm^[39]
P14379: 118572245^[40]
P14385: 120400^[41]
P14396: register/person/arw-118572245, register/person/arh-zPER_00481
P14536: 356755
Participant in: 20 July plot^[29]
Participated in conflict: World War I^[21]
Place of detention: Börgermoor concentration camp, Justizvollzugsanstalt Rockenberg^[36]^[37]

🏷️ Also known as

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🔖 Identifiers · 28

ISNI: 0000000052813813
VIAF cluster ID: 27863467
Library of Congress authority ID: no2003029202
GND ID: 118572245
Image (Wikimedia Commons): Wilhelm Leuschner.tif ↗
BHCL UUID: 6250656d-5abb-4651-aaef-679646995d5b
Brockhaus Enzyklopädie online ID: leuschner-wilhelm
DDB person (GND) ID: 118572245
Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID: 118572245
FAST ID: 491840
FID performing arts ID: agent/gnd_118572245
Freebase ID: /m/085sxf

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Hessian Biography person (GND) ID: 1574
IdRef ID: 169232220
IxTheo authority ID: 079367844
Jewish Virtual Library ID: wilhelm-leuschner
Kalliope-Verbund (GND) ID: 118572245
Kallías ID: PE00548671
Munzinger person ID: 00000002503
Museum-digital ID: 41413
NUKAT ID: n2019050707
National Library of Israel J9U ID: 987007369381205171
Niedersächsische Personen ID: 1043143610
Online PWN Encyclopedia ID: 3931946
PM20 folder ID: pe/011326
Prabook ID: 1345057
WorldCat Entities ID: E39PBJvhm67dWM6bDM6v7HfH4q
Yale LUX ID: person/bd7513a2-501e-4c79-baba-eb2d06e9d052

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🔗 Connections

Given name 3

Karl, Friedrich, Wilhelm

Languages spoken, written or signed 3

English, German, French

Occupation 3

politician, trade unionist, resistance fighter

Member of 2

workers' council, General German Trade Union Federation

Cause of death 1

hanging to death

Country of citizenship 1

German Reich

Described by source 1

Neue Deutsche Biographie

Instance of 1

human

Manner of death 1

capital punishment

Member of political party 1

Social Democratic Party of Germany

Native language 1

German

Participant in 1

20 July plot

Participated in conflict 1

World War I

Place of birth 1

Bayreuth

Place of death 1

Plötzensee Prison

Place of detention 1

Börgermoor concentration camp

Position held 1

interior minister

Sex or gender 1

male

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Summary

Wilhelm Leuschner was born on June 15, 1890^[1], in Bayreuth^[2]. He died on September 29, 1944^[3], in Plötzensee Prison^[4]. He worked as a politician^[5], trade unionist^[6], resistance fighter^[7], and wood sculptor^[8].

FAQs

Where was Wilhelm Leuschner born?

Wilhelm Leuschner's place of birth was Bayreuth^[2].

Where did Wilhelm Leuschner die?

Wilhelm Leuschner died in Plötzensee Prison^[4].

Who was Wilhelm Leuschner married to?

Wilhelm Leuschner's spouses include Q131768306^[9].

What did Wilhelm Leuschner do for work?

Wilhelm Leuschner worked as a politician^[5], trade unionist^[6], resistance fighter^[7], and wood sculptor^[8].

Where did Wilhelm Leuschner go to school?

Wilhelm Leuschner was educated at Kunstgewerbeschule Nürnberg^[14].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

[2] ↑ Wilhelm Leuschner — place of birth (P19): Bayreuth. Deutsche Biographie. wikidata.org.
[4] ↑ Wilhelm Leuschner — place of death (P20): Plötzensee Prison. wikidata.org.
[18] ↑ Wilhelm Leuschner — sex or gender (P21): male. Deutsche Biographie. Retrieved 2024-07-19. wikidata.org.
[9] ↑ Wilhelm Leuschner — spouse (P26): Q131768306. wikidata.org.
[10] ↑ Wilhelm Leuschner — country of citizenship (P27): German Reich. Deutsche Biographie. wikidata.org.
[12] ↑ Wilhelm Leuschner — position held (P39): member of municipal council. Deutsche Biographie. wikidata.org.
[13] ↑ Wilhelm Leuschner — position held (P39): interior minister. Deutsche Biographie. wikidata.org.
[14] ↑ Wilhelm Leuschner — educated at (P69): Kunstgewerbeschule Nürnberg. Deutsche Biographie. wikidata.org.
[19] ↑ Wilhelm Leuschner — member of political party (P102): Social Democratic Party of Germany. Deutsche Biographie. wikidata.org.
[11] ↑ Wilhelm Leuschner — native language (P103): German. wikidata.org.
[5] ↑ Wilhelm Leuschner — occupation (P106): politician. Deutsche Biographie. wikidata.org.
[6] ↑ Wilhelm Leuschner — occupation (P106): trade unionist. Deutsche Biographie. wikidata.org.
[7] ↑ Wilhelm Leuschner — occupation (P106): resistance fighter. Deutsche Biographie. wikidata.org.
[8] ↑ Wilhelm Leuschner — occupation (P106): wood sculptor. Niedersächsische Personen. Retrieved 2026-10-26. wikidata.org.
[15] ↑ Wilhelm Leuschner — member of (P463): workers' council. Deutsche Biographie. wikidata.org.
[16] ↑ Wilhelm Leuschner — member of (P463): Parliament of the Province of Hesse-Nassau. Deutsche Biographie. wikidata.org.
[17] ↑ Wilhelm Leuschner — member of (P463): General German Trade Union Federation. Deutsche Biographie. wikidata.org.
[20] ↑ Wilhelm Leuschner — cause of death (P509): hanging to death. wikidata.org.
[1] ↑ Wilhelm Leuschner — date of birth (P569): June 15, 1890. Brockhaus Enzyklopädie. Retrieved 2017-10-09. wikidata.org.
[3] ↑ Wilhelm Leuschner — date of death (P570): September 29, 1944. Brockhaus Enzyklopädie. Retrieved 2017-10-09. wikidata.org.
[21] ↑ Wilhelm Leuschner — participated in conflict (P607): World War I. Deutsche Biographie. wikidata.org.
[22] ↑ Wilhelm Leuschner — family name (P734): Leuschner. Deutsche Biographie. wikidata.org.
[23] ↑ Wilhelm Leuschner — given name (P735): Karl. wikidata.org.
[24] ↑ Wilhelm Leuschner — given name (P735): Friedrich. wikidata.org.
[25] ↑ Wilhelm Leuschner — given name (P735): Wilhelm. Deutsche Biographie. wikidata.org.
[26] ↑ Wilhelm Leuschner — work location (P937): Börgermoor concentration camp. Niedersächsische Personen. Retrieved 2026-10-26. wikidata.org.
[27] ↑ Wilhelm Leuschner — manner of death (P1196): capital punishment. Deutsche Biographie. wikidata.org.
[28] ↑ Wilhelm Leuschner — described by source (P1343): Neue Deutsche Biographie. wikidata.org.
[29] ↑ Wilhelm Leuschner — participant in (P1344): 20 July plot. Deutsche Biographie. wikidata.org.
[30] ↑ Wilhelm Leuschner — languages spoken, written or signed (P1412): German. wikidata.org.
[31] ↑ Wilhelm Leuschner — languages spoken, written or signed (P1412): English. wikidata.org.
[32] ↑ Wilhelm Leuschner — languages spoken, written or signed (P1412): French. wikidata.org.
[33] ↑ Wilhelm Leuschner — birth name (P1477): Karl Friedrich Wilhelm Dehler. wikidata.org.
[34] ↑ Wilhelm Leuschner — name in native language (P1559): Wilhelm Leuschner. wikidata.org.
[35] ↑ Wilhelm Leuschner — number of children (P1971): 2. Deutsche Biographie. wikidata.org.
[36] ↑ Wilhelm Leuschner — place of detention (P2632): Börgermoor concentration camp. wikidata.org.
[37] ↑ Wilhelm Leuschner — place of detention (P2632): Justizvollzugsanstalt Rockenberg. wikidata.org.
[38] ↑ Wilhelm Leuschner — copyright status as a creator (P7763): copyrights on works have expired. Retrieved 2020-12-27. wikidata.org.
[39] ↑ Wilhelm Leuschner — P14375 (P14375): LeuschnerWilhelm. wikidata.org.
[40] ↑ Wilhelm Leuschner — P14379 (P14379): 118572245. wikidata.org.
[41] ↑ Wilhelm Leuschner — P14385 (P14385): 120400. wikidata.org.

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