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German politician (1901–1976) This article is about the German politician. For the American politician, see August Zinn.
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Georg-August Zinn
Memorial to Zinn in Paulskirche, Frankfurt

Georg August Zinn (27 May 1901 – 27 March 1976) was a German lawyer and a politician of the SPD. He was a member of the Bundestag from 1949 to 1951 representing Kassel, the 2nd Minister-President of Hesse from 1950 to 1969 and served as the 5th and 16th President of the Bundesrat in 1953/54 and 1964/65.

While he was at the helm of Hesse government he played an important role, although quite discreetly, in the capture of Nazi criminal Adolf Eichmann. In Shlomo J. Shpiro's introduction to Isser Harel's book The House on Garibaldi Street, added to the 1997 expanded edition, it is revealed for the first time that then Hesse prosecutor-general Fritz Bauer did not act alone, in the attempt to apprehend Eichmann while he was hiding in Argentina, but was discreetly helped by Zinn.

Zinn was two times married. His second wife was Dr. Christa Zinn (1927–2002). Three sons are still living, Karl Georg Zinn (born 1939, economist), Dr. Georg-Christian Zinn and Dr. Philip-André Zinn.

He was born in Frankfurt and died in Frankfurt.

References

  1. Harel, Isser (1997). The House on Garibaldi Street. London: Routledge. ISBN 9781315036687.
  2. "Das haus in der Garibaldi Straße (The House on Garibaldi Street)". Der Spiegel (in German). 6 July 1975. Retrieved 28 August 2021. In this article there was just a hint to Zinn ("Eine hochstehende Persönlichkeit von großer Integrität" - a very important person of great integrity), whose name and role were not clearly revealed before the aforementioned 1997 Shpiro's introduction.

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Members of the 1st Bundestag (1949–1953)
President: Erich Köhler until 18 October 1950; Hermann Ehlers from 19 October 1950 (CDU)
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CDU and CSU
Speaker: Konrad Adenauer until 21 September 1949; Heinrich von Brentano from 30 September 1949
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SPD
Speaker: Kurt Schumacher until 20 August 1952; Erich Ollenhauer from 7 October 1952
FDP
FDP
Speaker: Theodor Heuss until 12 September 1949; Hermann Schäfer until 10 January 1951; August-Martin Euler until 6 May 1952; Hermann Schäfer from 6 May 1952
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DP
Speaker: Heinrich Hellwege until 2 November 1949; Friedrich Klinge until 21 December 1949; Hans Mühlenfeld until 15 March 1953; Hans-Joachim von Merkatz from 17 March 1953
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BP
Speaker: Gebhard Seelos until 25 September 1951; Hugo Decker from 25 September 1951
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  • Aumer (from 8 September 1950 Non-attached)
  • Baumgartner (until 1 January 1951)
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  • Seelos (until 25 September 1951)
  • Volkholz (from 14 December 1951 FU)
  • Wartner (from 14 December 1951 FU)
  • Ziegler (until 30 December 1949)
KPD
KPD
Speaker: Max Reimann
WAV
WAV
Speaker: Alfred Loritz
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  • Fröhlich (from 13 October 1950 BHE/DG, from 21 March 1952 Non-attached)
  • Goetzendorff (from 29 March 1950 DRP-Gast, from 5 October 1950 Non-attached (DRP), from 29 April 1953 WAV)
  • Keller (from 24 April 1952, from 6 December 1951 DP, Non-attached)
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  • Loritz (from 6 December 1951 Non-attached, from 29 April 1953 WAV)
  • Paschek (from 29 March 1950 DRP-Gast, from 5 October 1950 Non-attached, from 30 January 1951 WAV, from 6 December 1951 DP, until 22 April 1952)
  • Reindl (from 6 December 1951 DP/DPB, from 9 December 1952 Non-attached, from 29 April 1953 WAV)
  • Schmidt (from 6 December 1951 DP/DPB, from 9 December 1952 Non-attached)
  • Schuster (from 6 December 1951 DP)
  • Tichi (from 13 October 1950 BHE/DG, from 21 March 1952 Non-attached)
  • Wallner (from 6 December 1951 DP/DPB, from 9 December 1952 Non-attached)
  • Weickert (from 13 October 1950 BHE/DG, until 16 March 1952)
  • Wittmann (from 6 December 1951 DP, from 9 May 1952 Non-attached, from 5 July 1952 CDU/CSU-Gast)
ZENTRUM
ZENTRUM
Speaker: Helene Wessel
  • Members:
  • Amelunxen (until 7 October 1949)
  • Arnold (from 14 December 1951 FU, from 9 December 1952 Non-attached (GVP))
  • Bertram (from 3 November 1949, from 14 December 1951 FU)
  • Determann (from 14 December 1951 FU)
  • Glasmeyer (from 23 November 1951 CDU)
  • Hamacher (until 29 July 1951)
  • Hoffmann (, from 14 December 1951 FU)
  • Krause (until 18 October 1950)
  • Pannenbecker (from 14 December 1951 FU)
  • Reismann (from 14 December 1951 FU)
  • Ribbeheger (from 14 December 1951 FU)
  • Wessel (from 14 December 1951 FU, from 13 November 1952 Non-attached (GVP))
  • Willenberg (from 26 October 1950, from 14 December 1951 FU)
DRP
DRP
  • Members:
  • Dorls (from 13 December 1950 WAV-Gast, from 17 January 1951 WAV, from 26 September 1951 Non-attached, am 23 October 1952 Mandatsaberkennung)
  • Frommhold (from 7 September 1949 Nationale Rechte, from 5 October 1950 Non-attached (DRP), from 26 March 1952 DP-Gast, from 11 February 1953 Non-attached)
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OTHER
OTHER
  • Members:
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Speaker: Heinrich von Brentano until 14 November 1964; Rainer Barzel from 1 December 1964
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Speaker: Erich Ollenhauer until 14 December 1963; Fritz Erler from 3 March 1964
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Speaker: Erich Mende until 17 October 1963; Knut von Kühlmann-Stumm from 5 November 1963
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