Andreas Hermes (16 July 1878 – 4 January 1964) was a German agricultural scientist and politician. In the Weimar Republic he was a member of several governments, serving as minister of food/nutrition and minister of finance for the Catholic Zentrum. During the rule of the Nazi Party, he was part of the right-wing resistance, for which he was imprisoned and sentenced to death. After World War II, Hermes co-founded the Christian Democratic Union.
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18 July 1878 Cologne, Rhine Province, Kingdom of Prussia, German Empire
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Died |
4 January 1964 (aged 85) Krälingen, West Germany
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Zodiac | Cancer |
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