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In 1926, he served as interior minister of Germany in the cabinets of chancellors Hans Luther and Wilhelm Marx.","summary_more":[],"facts":[{"key":"born","label":"Born","values":[{"text":"18 February 1875","date":"1875-02-18"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q70087#P569"}},{"key":"birthplace","label":"Place of birth","values":[{"text":"Borna","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q10744"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q70087#P19"}},{"key":"died","label":"Died","values":[{"text":"10 April 1948","date":"1948-04-10"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q70087#P570"}},{"key":"deathplace","label":"Place of death","values":[{"text":"Berlin","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q64"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q70087#P20"}},{"key":"citizenship","label":"Citizenship","values":[{"text":"Germany","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q183"},{"text":"East Germany","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q16957"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q70087#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":"lord mayor","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q11902879"},{"text":"primator","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q147733"},{"text":"jurist","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q185351"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q70087#P106"}},{"key":"party","label":"Political party","values":[{"text":"Liberal Democratic Party of Germany (since 1945)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q49755","start":"1945"},{"text":"German State Party (since 1930)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2283759","start":"1930"},{"text":"German Democratic Party (1918–1930)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q328195","start":"1918","end":"1930"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q70087#P102"}},{"key":"education","label":"Education","values":[{"text":"Leipzig University","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q154804"},{"text":"University of Tübingen","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q153978"},{"text":"Gymnasium St. Augustin","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1558232"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q70087#P69"}},{"key":"positions","label":"Positions held","values":[{"text":"member of the Berlin City Council (26 November 1946 – 14 January 1948)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q28969136","start":"1946-11-26","end":"1948-01-14"},{"text":"Reichsminister des Innern (20 January 1926 – 17 December 1926)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q104165710","start":"1926-01-20","end":"1926-12-17"},{"text":"member of the Reichstag of the Weimar Republic (1920–1932)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q17850767","start":"1920","end":"1932"},{"text":"mayor","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q30185"},{"text":"member of the Volkskammer","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q18557729"},{"text":"member of the German people's council","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q60297518"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q70087#P39"}}],"office":null,"sections":[],"cited":[],"cited_from":null,"videos":[],"last_reviewed":null,"organizations":[],"same_as":["https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wilhelm_K%C3%BClz","https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q70087"],"faq":[{"q":"When was Wilhelm Külz born?","a":"Wilhelm Külz was born on 18 February 1875 in Borna."},{"q":"What positions has Wilhelm Külz held?","a":"Positions held by Wilhelm Külz include: member of the Berlin City Council (1946–1948); Reichsminister des Innern (1926–1926); member of the Reichstag of the Weimar Republic (1920–1932); mayor; member of the Volkskammer."},{"q":"Where did Wilhelm Külz study?","a":"Wilhelm Külz was educated at Leipzig University, University of Tübingen, Gymnasium St. Augustin."}],"related":[{"name":"Christine Bergmann","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/christine-bergmann"},{"name":"Ferdinand Friedensburg","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/ferdinand-friedensburg"},{"name":"Marie-Elisabeth Lüders","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/marie-elisabeth-luders"},{"name":"Tino Schwierzina","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/tino-schwierzina"},{"name":"Wilhelm Stuckart","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/wilhelm-stuckart"},{"name":"Erich Koch-Weser","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/erich-koch-weser"},{"name":"Otto Gessler","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/otto-gessler"},{"name":"Karl Jarres","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/karl-jarres"},{"name":"Franz Bracht","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/franz-bracht"},{"name":"Georg Bachmann","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/georg-bachmann"},{"name":"Friedrich Ebert Jr.","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/friedrich-ebert-jr"},{"name":"Franz von Papen","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/franz-von-papen"}],"places_in":[],"nearby":[],"image":{"url":"https://diginpl.com/kb-img/wilhelm-kulz-7230424857.jpg","width":500,"height":770,"license":"CC BY-SA 3.0 de","credit":"Abraham Pisarek","page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Fotothek_df_pk_0000190_018_Portr%C3%A4t_des_Vorsitzenden_der_LDP_Dr._Wilhelm_K%C3%BClz.jpg"},"sources":[{"label":"Wikipedia (English): Wilhelm Külz","url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wilhelm_K%C3%BClz","license":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/"},{"label":"Wikidata item Q70087","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q70087","license":"https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/"},{"label":"Image: Fotothek df pk 0000190 018 Porträt des Vorsitzenden der LDP Dr. Wilhelm Külz.jpg by Abraham Pisarek (CC BY-SA 3.0 de)","url":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Fotothek_df_pk_0000190_018_Portr%C3%A4t_des_Vorsitzenden_der_LDP_Dr._Wilhelm_K%C3%BClz.jpg","license":null}],"license":{"text":"CC BY-SA 4.0","url":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/","facts":"https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/"},"attribution":"Text from the Wikipedia article Wilhelm Külz, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page's text is shared under the same licence. Facts from Wikidata (CC0). Image: Fotothek df pk 0000190 018 Porträt des Vorsitzenden der LDP Dr. Wilhelm Külz.jpg — Abraham Pisarek, CC BY-SA 3.0 de.","cite":"\"Wilhelm Külz\". DigiNepal. Last updated 2 November 2026. https://diginpl.com/people/wilhelm-kulz. Retrieved 5 November 2026.","date_modified":"2026-11-02T07:06:57Z","facts_checked":"2026-11-05","alternates":{"html":"https://diginpl.com/people/wilhelm-kulz","en":"https://diginpl.com/people/wilhelm-kulz","ne":"https://diginpl.com/people/wilhelm-kulz?lang=ne"}}