Gustav Stresemann was considered perhaps the foremost politician of Weimar Germany. In fact, the years 1924-1929 are known as the 'Stresemann Era'. Many historians consider him the major force behind restoring democratic Germany after the chaotic early years of Weimar.Stresemann won the Nobel peace Prize in 1926, for signing the Locarno Treaty, which guaranteed the borders of France, Belgium, and Germany.
Below is his biography, as listed on the Nobel Prize website:
Gustav Stresemann (May 10, 1878-October 3, 1929) was the son of a prosperous owner of a restaurant and tavern. In his early years he helped in the family business and, since he was a lonely boy, assiduously pursued his studies. After attending the Andreas Real Gymnasium in Berlin, Stresemann studied literature, philosophy, and political economy at Berlin and Leipzig. During these student days, he discovered that he had powers of leadership as well as a capacity for literary attainment. He wrote critical essays on the Utopia of Thomas More and the lyrics of D.F. Strauss, historical pieces on Bismarck (and later, on Napoleon), and acted as spokesman for his student association. His dissertation for his doctorate, an economic investigation of the bottled beer trade in Berlin, was both practical and theoretical, assessing the pressures of big business capitalism on the independent middle class of Berlin. [Full biography here...]
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