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Also Known As Otto Karl Gessler
Born February 6, 1875 • Ludwigsburg • Germany
Died March 24, 1955 (aged 80) • West Germany
Political Affiliation German Democratic Party

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Gessler, detail from an oil painting after a photograph, 1916
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