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Barbara Lüdemann

Barbara Lüdemann, German politician (died 1992)

Born
April 28, 1922
Died
February 20, 1992
Zodiac sign
Taurus
Birth year
1922

About Barbara Lüdemann

Barbara Lüdemann (née Witte; 28 April 1922 – 20 February 1992) was a German teacher and politician who served in the Bundestag from 1973 until 1976. A member of the Free Democratic Party from Hesse, she became a prominent figure in German family policy, especially with regards to foster care. == Biography == Barbara Witte was born on 28 April 1922 in the city of Wetzlar in Hesse to mining engineer Wilhelm Witte and his wife Hildegard Große-Leege. She joined the Nazi Party on 1 September 1941; her membership number was 8,682,984. She worked on a farm from 1938 to 1942, and studied at the agricultural pedagogical institutes in Dunzig in 1942 and in Dresden from 1944 to 1945. In 1947, she completed her state certification as a teacher of agricultural science, teaching in the towns of Alsfeld, Büdingen, and Grünberg throughout her career, as well as in Wetzlar where she was the senior teacher from 1970 to 1973. She married Christian Lüdemann – the pastor of the town of Schnega – on 14 June 1950, though he died later that year. Lüdemann joined the Free Democratic Party in 1964. Later that year, she was elected to the Wetzlar District Council, serving until 1976. She became the FDP's deputy leader in the council in 1968.

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Career and life highlights

Barbara Lüdemann timeline

  1. In 1975, Lüdemann was awarded the Federal Cross of Merit on Ribbon.
  2. She was also awarded the Certificate of Honor from the State of Hesse in 1979.

The world when Barbara Lüdemann was born

Barbara Lüdemann was born in 1922. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 1922

  • #1 song"Chicago" – Fred Fisher
  • Top movieNosferatu
  • Best-selling bookUlysses – James Joyce

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentGene Sarazen wins the U.S. Open at age 20
  • Top headlineMussolini marches on Rome and seizes power in Italy
  • Technology milestoneBBC begins radio broadcasts
  • Defining fadCrossword puzzles
  • Notable inventionWater skiing invented in Minnesota
  • World population1.90 billion

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderWarren G. Harding
  • Sports championNew York Giants (World Series)
  • U.S. population110.0M

1922 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Barbara Lüdemann's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure19222026
Gas$0.25$3.45/gal
Average home$5,600$435,000
Average income$3,270$67,500
Movie ticket$0.15$11.95
Postage stamp$0.02$0.73
Population110.0M341 million

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