Alfred Hugenberg, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Alfred Hugenberg

German politician

Date of Birth: 19-Jun-1865

Place of Birth: Hanover, Lower Saxony, Germany

Date of Death: 12-Mar-1951

Profession: politician, diplomat, media proprietor, financier, publisher

Nationality: Germany

Zodiac Sign: Gemini

Alfred Ernst Christian Alexander Hugenberg (19 June 1865 – 12 March 1951) was an influential German businessman and politician.
A leading figure in nationalist politics in Germany for the first few decades of the twentieth century, he became the country's leading media proprietor during the inter-war period.
As leader of the German National People's Party he was instrumental in helping Adolf Hitler become Chancellor of Germany and served in his first cabinet in 1933, hoping to control Hitler and use him as his "tool." Those plans backfired, and by the end of 1933 Hugenberg had been pushed to the sidelines.
Although Hugenberg continued to serve as a "guest" member of the Reichstag until 1945, he wielded no political influence.