Gerhart Eisler

Gerhart Eisler (20 February 1897 – 21 March 1968) was a German politician, editor and journalist. Along with his sister Ruth Fischer, he was a very early member of the Austrian German Communist Party (KPDÖ) and then a prominent member of the Communist Party of Germany during the Weimar Republic.

Gerhart Eisler
Gerhart Eisler in 1949 in East Germany
Born20 February 1897
Leipzig, German Empire
Died21 March 1968(1968-03-21) (aged 71)
Yerevan, Armenian SSR, USSR
CitizenshipEast German (later life)
Years active1923–1968
Known forEspionage
Political partyAustrian German Communist Party (KPDÖ), Communist Party of Germany (KPD), Communist International
Spouse(s)1. Hede Tune Massing
2. Elli Tune
3. Hilde Vogel-Rothstein
ChildrenAnna Eisler
Parent(s)Marie Fischer, Rudolf Eisler
RelativesHanns Eisler, Ruth Fischer
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