Josef Simon

German trade unionist and politician (1865-1949)

• Born: 1865-05-23 (Schneppenbach)
• Died: 1949-04-01 (Kornwestheim)
• Country of citizenship: Germany
• Occupation: cobbler; politician; trade unionist
• Member of political party: Independent Social Democratic Party of Germany (period: 1910-01-01 through 1922-01-01); Social Democratic Party of Germany (period: 1884-01-01 through 1910-01-01)
• Position held: chairperson (end cause: forced dissolution of trade unions; of: Central Union of Shoemakers of Germany; period: 1900-01-01 through 1933-05-02); member of the Reichstag of the German Empire; member of the Reichstag of the Weimar Republic
• Place of detention: Dachau concentration camp
• VIAF ID: https://viaf.org/viaf/30332614
• ISNI: https://isni.org/isni/0000000035421463
• WorldCat Identities ID: https://worldcat.org/identities/lccn-n85229264
• Library of Congress authority ID: https://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n85229264