Walther Rathenau

Walther Rathenau

Walther Rathenau (September 29, 1867 in Berlin - June 24, 1922 in Berlin) was a German businessman, writer and politician.

Rathenau was of Jewish descent. He was a member of the social liberal German Democratic Party (Deutsche Demokratische Partei, shortened DDP).

From February 1, 1922, until his death the same year, he was Minister of Foreign Affairs.

He was a victim of a political assassination. He was murdered by an ultranationalist and antisemitic organization called Organisation Consul. He died at the age of 54.

Walther Rathenau Media

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  Hermann Ehrhardt (left, sitting in the car) during the Kapp Putsch in Berlin, 1920

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  State memorial ceremony with Rathenau's laid-out coffin in the Reichstag, 27 June 1922

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  Memorial service for Rathenau, June 1923

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  Unveiling of the first Commemorative Plaque at the scene of the crime in June 1929. Former chancellor Joseph Wirth and Defence Minister Wilhelm Groener in the first row

References

• Walther Rathenau, Harry Kessler, New York 1969

Other websites

• (German) Walther Rathenau Gesellschaft e. V.