Heinrich Braun (23 November 1854

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– 9 February 1927

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) was a German Social Democrat and writer on social questions.

Biography

Heinrich Braun was a childhood classmate of

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during their ''Gymnasium'' (high school) years, influencing the young Freud for a time to contemplate a career in politics or law. He studied at

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and

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. He successively edited several

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publications: ''

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'', the ''Archiv für soziale Gesetzgebung und Verwaltung'', ''Die neue Gesellschaft'', and ''Annalen für Sozialpolitik und Gesetzgebung''. In 1895, he married German feminist writer Lily Gizycki. On March 24, 1919, after the German Revolution of 1918–19 and the election of a

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n constituent assembly, Braun became Minister for Agriculture in the Prussian socialist ministry formed under the presidency of Paul Hirsch.

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1854 births 1927 deaths Writers from Budapest Hungarian Jews German people of Hungarian-Jewish descent Social Democratic Party of Germany politicians Members of the 11th Reichstag of the German Empire German male writers University of Vienna alumni {{Germany-writer-stub