Josef Friedrich Matthes
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Josef Friedrich Matthes (February 10, 1886 – October 9, 1943) was head of the short lived Rhenish Republic
.
. He moved to Switzerland in 1909 and worked as an editor in Baden
. By 1918 he was editor of the Social Democratic Party of Germany
's newspaper in Aschaffenburg
. In 1921 he was convicted of libel and sentenced to 6 months in prison. In 1923 he headed the short lived Rhenish Republic
when the city of Koblenz
was seized in a putsch. By 1930 he was working as a journalist in Paris. He was deported to the Dachau concentration camp and died there on October 9, 1943.
Rhenish Republic
The Rhenish Republic was proclaimed at Aachen in October 1923 during the Occupation of the Ruhr by troops from France and Belgium between January 1923 and 1925...
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Biography
He was born on February 10, 1886 in WürzburgWürzburg
Würzburg is a city in the region of Franconia which lies in the northern tip of Bavaria, Germany. Located at the Main River, it is the capital of the Regierungsbezirk Lower Franconia. The regional dialect is Franconian....
. He moved to Switzerland in 1909 and worked as an editor in Baden
Baden
Baden is a historical state on the east bank of the Rhine in the southwest of Germany, now the western part of the Baden-Württemberg of Germany....
. By 1918 he was editor of the Social Democratic Party of Germany
Social Democratic Party of Germany
The Social Democratic Party of Germany is a social-democratic political party in Germany...
's newspaper in Aschaffenburg
Aschaffenburg
Aschaffenburg is a city in northwest Bavaria, Germany. The town of Aschaffenburg is not considered part of the district of Aschaffenburg, but is the administrative seat.Aschaffenburg is known as the Tor zum Spessart or "gate to the Spessart"...
. In 1921 he was convicted of libel and sentenced to 6 months in prison. In 1923 he headed the short lived Rhenish Republic
Rhenish Republic
The Rhenish Republic was proclaimed at Aachen in October 1923 during the Occupation of the Ruhr by troops from France and Belgium between January 1923 and 1925...
when the city of Koblenz
Koblenz
Koblenz is a German city situated on both banks of the Rhine at its confluence with the Moselle, where the Deutsches Eck and its monument are situated.As Koblenz was one of the military posts established by Drusus about 8 BC, the...
was seized in a putsch. By 1930 he was working as a journalist in Paris. He was deported to the Dachau concentration camp and died there on October 9, 1943.