Georg Gaßmann Explained

Georg Gaßmann
Office:Mayor of Marburg
Term Start:10 August 1951
Term End:11 September 1970
Predecessor:Karl Theodor Bleek
Successor:Hanno Drechsler
Birth Date:28 May 1910
Birth Place:Marburg, Germany
Death Place:Marburg, West Germany
Nationality:German
Party:SPD
Alma Mater:University of Marburg

Georg Gaßmann (28 May 1910 in Marburg – 5 August 1987 in Marburg) was a German politician.

As a member of the SPD, Gaßmann was the mayor of Marburg for nearly 20 years and a member of the Hessian Landtag in Wiesbaden.[1]

After serving as a politician, Gaßmann was awarded the Großes Verdienstkreuz, one of the German Federal Crosses of Merit. The Georg-Gaßmann-Stadion in Marburg was also named in his honour. In 1954 he was a member of the second and in 1964 of the fourth Federal Assembly .

Further reading

. Hanno Drechsler. Georg Gaßmann, 1910–1987: Oberbürgermeister der Universitätsstadt Marburg 1951–1970. Magistrat der Stadt Marburg. Marburg. 1988. 978-3-923820-26-9. German.

Notes and References

  1. Book: Arlt. Michael. Kronenberg. Georg. Marbuch – Marburgs Stadtbuch. Marbuch Verlag. Marburg. October 2008. 50. 978-3-9806487-3-8. German.