Hermann Höpker-Aschoff (31 January 1883 – 15 January 1954) Brockhaus Geschichte Second Edition was a German politician,

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, a member of

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and a jurist. He was the first President of the

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. Höpker-Aschoff studied law and economics in Jena, Munich and Bonn. He taught

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and

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as professor at the

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* 1883 births 1954 deaths People from Herford Politicians from the Province of Westphalia German Protestants German Democratic Party politicians German State Party politicians Members of the Bundestag for the Free Democratic Party (Germany) Members of the Reichstag 1930–1932 Members of Parlamentarischer Rat Members of the Bundestag 1949–1953 Members of the Bundestag for North Rhine-Westphalia Finance ministers of Prussia Justices of the Federal Constitutional Court University of Jena alumni Academic staff of the University of Bonn German Army personnel of World War I {{Germany-law-bio-stub