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He served in numerous Weimar cabinets, most notably as Reichswehrminister from 1920 to 1928.","summary_more":[],"facts":[{"key":"born","label":"Born","values":[{"text":"6 February 1875","date":"1875-02-06"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q60909#P569"}},{"key":"birthplace","label":"Place of birth","values":[{"text":"Ludwigsburg","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q622"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q60909#P19"}},{"key":"died","label":"Died","values":[{"text":"24 March 1955","date":"1955-03-24"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q60909#P570"}},{"key":"deathplace","label":"Place of death","values":[{"text":"Lindenberg im Allgäu","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q544744"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q60909#P20"}},{"key":"citizenship","label":"Citizenship","values":[{"text":"Germany","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q183"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q60909#P27"}},{"key":"occupation","label":"Occupation","values":[{"text":"politician","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q82955"},{"text":"lawyer","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q40348"},{"text":"jurist","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q185351"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q60909#P106"}},{"key":"party","label":"Political party","values":[{"text":"German Democratic Party","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q328195"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q60909#P102"}},{"key":"education","label":"Education","values":[{"text":"University of Erlangen–Nuremberg","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q40025"},{"text":"University of Tübingen","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q153978"},{"text":"Leipzig University","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q154804"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q60909#P69"}},{"key":"positions","label":"Positions held","values":[{"text":"chairperson (1950–1952)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q140686","start":"1950-02-04","end":"1952"},{"text":"Member of the Bavarian Senate (1950–1955)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q18220550","start":"1950","end":"1955"},{"text":"Reichsminister des Innern (23 October 1925 – 5 December 1925)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q104165710","start":"1925-10-23","end":"1925-12-05"},{"text":"member of the Reichstag of the Weimar Republic","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q17850767"},{"text":"mayor","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q30185"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q60909#P39"}},{"key":"awards","label":"Awards","values":[{"text":"Knight Commander's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q10905235"},{"text":"honorary citizen of Lindenberg im Allgäu","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q138589621","date":"1952"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q60909#P166"}}],"office":null,"sections":[],"cited":[],"cited_from":null,"videos":[],"last_reviewed":null,"organizations":[],"same_as":["https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Otto_Gessler","https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q60909"],"faq":[{"q":"When was Otto Gessler born?","a":"Otto Gessler was born on 6 February 1875 in Ludwigsburg."},{"q":"What positions has Otto Gessler held?","a":"Positions held by Otto Gessler include: chairperson (1950–1952); 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This page's text is shared under the same licence. Facts from Wikidata (CC0). Image: Bundesarchiv Bild 146-1968-100-04A, Otto Karl Geßler.jpg — Unknown Unknown, CC BY-SA 3.0 de.","cite":"\"Otto Gessler\". DigiNepal. Last updated 31 October 2026. https://diginpl.com/people/otto-gessler. Retrieved 5 November 2026.","date_modified":"2026-10-31T10:00:46Z","facts_checked":"2026-11-05","alternates":{"html":"https://diginpl.com/people/otto-gessler","en":"https://diginpl.com/people/otto-gessler","ne":"https://diginpl.com/people/otto-gessler?lang=ne"}}