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The below is a list of Ministers of the Ministry of Spiritual, Educational and Medical Affairs of Prussia who was often, unofficially, referred to as the Minister of Culture.[1]

History

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Main article: Ministry of Spiritual, Educational and Medical Affairs (Prussia)
Extension building of the former Prussian Ministry of Culture in Berlin's Wilhelmstrasse, from 1934 the seat of the Reich Ministry of Education, from 1949 of the GDR Ministry of National Education, 1952

The Minister of Spiritual, Educational and Medical Affairs was a Prussian minister in the State Ministry. The ministry was created in 1817 from the former department "for culture and public education" that existed from December 1808 to November 1817 in the Ministry of Interior. The term Minister of Culture was not used in official addresses but existed under various names and responsibilities until 1945.[1]

The first Minister was Karl vom Stein zum Altenstein who is known for reform of the Prussian educational system.[1]

Culture ministers

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Name Image Term Start Term End Notes
Karl vom Stein zum Altenstein Karl vom Stein zum Altenstein 1817 1838
Adalbert von Ladenberg Adalbert von Ladenberg 1840 1840
Johann Albrecht Friedrich von Eichhorn Johann Albrecht Friedrich von Eichhorn 1840 1848
Maximilian von Schwerin-Putzar Maximilian von Schwerin-Putzar 1848 1848
Johann Karl Rodbertus Johann Karl Rodbertus 1848 1848
Adalbert von Ladenberg Adalbert von Ladenberg 1848 1850
Karl Otto von Raumer 1850 1858
Moritz August von Bethmann-Hollweg August von Trott zu Solz 1858 1862
Heinrich von Mühler 1862 1872
Adalbert Falk Adalbert Falk 1872 1879
Robert Viktor von Puttkamer Robert Viktor von Puttkamer 1879 1881
Gustav Konrad Heinrich von Goßler Gustav von Gossler 1881 1891
Robert von Zedlitz-Trützschler Robert von Zedlitz-Trützschler 1891 1892
Robert Bosse Robert Bosse 1892 1899
Konrad von Studt Konrad von Studt 1899 1907
Ludwig Holle Ludwig Holle 1907 1909
August von Trott zu Solz Adam und August von Trott zu Solz 1909 1917
Friedrich Schmidt-Ott Friedrich Schmidt-Ott 1917 1918
Adolph Hoffmann Adolph Hoffmann 1918 1919
Konrad Haenisch Konrad Haenisch 1919 1921
Carl Heinrich Becker Carl Heinrich Becker 1921 1921
Otto Boelitz Otto Boelitz 1921 1925
Carl Heinrich Becker Carl Heinrich Becker 1925 1930
Adolf Grimme 1930 1932
Aloys Lammers 1932 1932 (as Reich Commissioner from Jul.–Oct. 1932)[2]
Wilhelm Kähler Wilhelm Kähler 1932 1933 (as state commissioner after the so-called "Preußenschlag")
Bernhard Rust Bernhard Rust 1933 1945 (also Reich Minister of Education since 1934)

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c Das preußische Kultusministerium als Staatsbehörde und gesellschaftliche Agentur (1817–1934), mit Beiträgen von Bärbel Holtz, Christina Rathgeber, Hartwin Spenkuch, Reinhold Zilch. 6 Bände. Akademie Verlag, Berlin 2009 ff. (Acta Borussica. Neue Folge, 2. Reihe: Preußen als Kulturstaat, hrsg. im Auftrag der Berlin-Brandenburgischen Akademie der Wissenschaften von Wolfgang Neugebauer).
  2. ^ Walther G. Oschilewski (1966), "Grimme, Adolf", Neue Deutsche Biographie (in German), vol. 7, Berlin: Duncker & Humblot, pp. 88–89; (full text online)
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