Friedrich Naumann
| Friedrich Naumann | |
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| Reichstag | |
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In office 1907–1918 |
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| Personal details | |
| Born |
25 March 1860 Störmthal (now part of Großpösna) near Leipzig |
| Died | 24 August 1919 (aged 59) Travemünde |
| Political party |
Christian Social Party National-Social Association Freeminded Union Freeminded People's Party Democratic Party |
| Spouse(s) | Maria Magdalena Zimmermann |
| Occupation | Theologian, Politician |
| Religion | Protestantism |
Friedrich Naumann (25 March 1860 – 24 August 1919) was a German liberal politician and Protestant parish pastor. The Friedrich Naumann Foundation of the Free Democratic Party is named after him.
Naumann was born in the vicarage of Großpösna near Leipzig in Saxony. He attended school in Leipzig and the Fürstenschule in Meissen, whereafter he studied theology at the universities of Leipzig and Erlangen. From 1883 he worked at the Rauhes Haus charity institution established by Johann Hinrich Wichern in Hamburg, before in 1886 he took over the rectorate of Lengenberg near Glauchau in Saxony. From 1890 he also served in the Inner mission in Frankfurt.
Originally a follower of the conservative-clerical and antisemitic Berlin movement led by Adolf Stoecker and his Christian Social Party, Naumann later became interested in the social theories advocated by his friend Max Weber, one of the most pronounced critics of Emperor Wilhelm II. His ideal was that of helping the workers, whose miserable life circumstances he had witnessed in Hamburg. His goal was to raise interest in this issue among the middle class, however, initially he was hindered by the German middle class fear of the proletariat, who were regarded as potential revolutionaries. Naumann later tried to involve Weber in politics, but this failed due to the bad health and temper of Weber.
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