biography
pronunciation:
[hoogenberg]
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| lived:
| (1865–1951)
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| biography:
| German politician and publisher, born in Hanover, NC Germany. Co-founder of the Alldeutscher Verband, he became president of the Krupp board (1909–18). He was influential through the Hugenberg press and film corporation, and became a member of the Reichstag (1920) and opponent of the Weimar Republic. He took over Ufa in 1927. As president of Deutschnationale Volkspartei (DNVP) he stood for a radical nationalist political policy, helped to promote Hitler's rise to power for personal reasons, joined the Harzburger Front, and supported Hitler's bid for the position of chancellor. He headed the economics and food ministries in Hitler's government and remained as a member of the Reichsrat until 1945, but without much political influence. |
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