Heinrich Bruening

German chancellor (1885-1970)

• Born: 1885-11-26 (Münster)
• Died: 1970-03-30 (Norwich)
• Country of citizenship: Germany
• Occupation: economist; politician; trade unionist; university teacher
• Member of political party: Centre Party
• Member of: American Academy of Arts and Sciences (since: 1938-01-01); Katholischer Studentenverein Askania-Burgundia Berlin
• Military rank: lieutenant
• Position held: Member of Landtag of Prussia; Reich Chancellor in the Weimar Republic (period: 1930-03-30 through 1932-05-30; replaced by: Franz von Papen; replaces: Hermann Müller); Reich Minister of Finance (member of cabinet: First Brüning cabinet; period: 1930-06-20 through 1930-06-26; replaced by: Hermann Dietrich; replaces: Paul Moldenhauer); member of the Reichstag of the Weimar Republic
• Employer: Harvard University (period: 1939-01-01 through 1952-01-01; position held: professor); University of Cologne
• Educated at: Gymnasium Paulinum; London School of Economics and Political Science; Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich; University of Bonn
• VIAF ID: https://viaf.org/viaf/88774730
• ISNI: https://isni.org/isni/000000011030679X
• WorldCat Identities ID: https://worldcat.org/identities/lccn-n81026655
• Library of Congress authority ID: https://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n81026655