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Born September 29, 1867 • Berlin
Died June 24, 1922 (aged 54) • Berlin • Germany
Title / Office foreign minister (1922-1922), Germany
Founder German Democratic Party
Political Affiliation German Democratic Party
Role In Treaty of Rapallo • World War I

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