Carl Gröpler, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Carl Gröpler

Prussian executioner

Date of Birth: 22-Feb-1868

Place of Birth: Magdeburg, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany

Date of Death: 30-Jan-1946

Profession: executioner

Nationality: Germany

Zodiac Sign: Pisces

Carl Gröpler (22 February 1868, Magdeburg – 30 January 1946, Magdeburg) was Royal Prussian executioner (German: Scharfrichter) from 1906 to 1937.
Responsible for carrying out capital punishment in the Prussian provinces, he executed a total of at least 144 people, primarily by beheading with an axe, but also with guillotines.
Gröpler was one of the most famous executioners in Germany.