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| Order: | 14th Chancellor of Germany |
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| Term of Office: | May 10, 1921 - November 14, 1922 |
| Predecessor: | Konstantin Fehrenbach |
| Successor: | Wilhelm Cuno |
| Date of Birth: | September 6, 1879 |
| Date of Death: | January 3, 1956 |
| Political Party: | Catholic Center Party |
| Profession: | mathematician |
Dr. Karl Joseph Wirth ( September 6, 1879– January 3, 1956) was a German Catholic Centre politicianA politician is an individual involved in politics, sometimes this may include political scientists. In other settings, a politician is a type of political figure who participates in a government. In Western democracies, the term is generally restricted t who served as Chancellor of GermanyThe head of government in Germany has traditionally been called Kanzler ( Chancellor). The name of the office today is Bundeskanzler (Federal Chancellor); from 1871 to 1945, it was Reichskanzler (Imperial Chancellor). During the period of the Norddeutsche from 1921 to 1922. Along with his foreign minister, Walther RathenauWalther Rathenau ( September 29, 1867 June 24, 1922) was a German industrialist and politician who served as Foreign Minister of Germany. Rathenau was born in Berlin, the son of Emil Rathenau, a prominent Jewish businessman and founder of the Allgemeine E, Wirth set out to follow a policy of "fulfillment" with respect to Germany's reparations in order to show that Germany was incapable of payment.
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