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Walter Kolb was born on 22 January, 1902 in Bonn, German Empire, is a German politician of the SPD. Discover Walter Kolb's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 54 years old?

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Age 54 years old
Zodiac Sign Aquarius
Born 22 January 1902
Birthday 22 January
Birthplace Bonn, German Empire
Date of death 20 September, 1956
Died Place Frankfurt, West Germany
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1902

Walter Eugen Kolb (22 January 1902 - 20 September 1956) was a German politician of the Social Democratic Party (SPD) who served as Mayor of Frankfurt from 1946 until his death in 1956.

He was the first Mayor of Frankfurt to be elected after the end of World War II.

Kolb was born in 1902 as the son of businessman Eduard Kolb and forester's daughter Celementine Kolb (née Stichter).

The family lived in Bonn, where Kolb studied at and later at the University of Bonn, where he studied law.

1920

In 1920 Kolb joined the SPD whilst a student at Bonn.

1922

In 1922 he formed the, a student organisation promoting liberal ideas and opposition to antisemitism.

1923

in 1923 Kolb was arrested by the French authorities who were occupying the Rhineland, during which time he completed his first state exams.

1924

In 1924, Kolb took up his first position as a judicial clerk, and he moved to Berlin in 1931 to work in the Ministry of Agriculture.

1932

He entered politics in 1932, becoming the "Landrat" (district administrator) of the Herrschaft Schmalkalden district in Hesse.

Due to his criticism of National Socialism, Kolb was removed from his political duties; his removal was official justified by "cost-cutting".

Kolb initially sought to emigrate abroad but decided against the idea.

He opened a law firm in Bonn, where he defended political prisoners; he was arrested for these activities several times.

Kolb married Anna Maria Elisabeth Trimborn in 1932.

1933

Kolb was the first mayor to be elected since the Nazis took power in 1933 (two mayors had been appointed by US forces after the end of the war).

One of Kolb's most important tasks after the war was the reconstruction of Frankfurt, which had been damaged significantly by allied bombing.

He initiated the reconstruction of Frankfurt's Old Town, with the rebuilding of the Römer, Frankfurt Cathedral and the Goethe House all occurring under Kolb's leadership.

Kolb also sought to revive the Messe Frankfurt and rebuild Frankfurt Airport.

Under Kolb several sports associations were founded in Frankfurt, such as the German Football Association and the.

1941

In 1941, Kolb was drafted into the Wehrmacht.

1944

In 1944, he was linked to the Stauffenberg plot to assassinate Hitler and arrested (although in actuality he was not involved in any way).

The couple had two children, a daughter who died after one day, and a son who was born in 1944 and died aged 17 in 1961.

1945

In 1945, Kolb escaped from a prison transport and went into hiding until then end of the war.

1946

After the end of the Second World War, Kolb was the Mayor of Düsseldorf between 1945 and 1946, before being elected as Mayor of Frankfurt on 25 July 1946.

In 1946, Kolb encouraged the intellectuals Max Horkheimer, Theodor W. Adorno and Friedrich Pollock, who had been living in exile in the USA, to return to Frankfurt.

1949

Kolb sought to secure Frankfurt as the capital of West Germany, but these efforts failed in 1949, with Bonn eventually becoming the capital.

1951

After they returned, they re-established the Frankfurt School at Goethe University Frankfurt in 1951.

1954

In 1954, Kolb was elected for a second term as Mayor of Frankfurt.

However, at this point, he was suffering from diabetes, and had undergone several heart attacks.

1956

He two years later in 1956, having been Mayor of Frankfurt for ten consecutive years.

In the municipal elections of 1956, held after Kolb's death, the SPD won 54.5% of the vote, the best result in their history.

Kolb died of heart failure on 20 September 1956, aged 54.

His coffin was followed by over 100,000 people; Kolb was very popular amongst the Frankfurt populace.

He is buried at Frankfurt Main Cemetery.

1957

The Walter Kolb Memorial Prize has been awarded by the Goethe University Frankfurt for outstanding dissertations since 1957.

1959

In 1959, the was founded, which provides grants to support and encourage further education.

1960

In 1960, a school in Unterliederbach was named after Kolb.

1961

In 1946 Kolb instructed the Frankfurt City Archives to collect files relating to the persecution of Jews during the Nazi era, which gave rise to the Commission for Research into the History of Frankfurt's Jews on 17 May 1961.