He was born in Bad Harzburg, Duchy of Brunswick. Koch studied Economics, Philosophy and History at Berlin. He received a doctorate in 1907 for a dissertation titled "Consolidation in the German Electrical Indudstry" ("Konzentration in der dt. Elektroindustrie").[1] Between 1907 and 1910 he undertook an extensive study tour that included Russia, China and the United States.[1]
He also worked for AEG from 1905 to 1907,[1] returning to the company to head a London-based company for them from 1910 to 1914.
After World War II he co-founded the Liberal Democratic Party of Germany (LDPD) in the Soviet Occupied Zone (SBZ). In 1945 he was briefly the Chairman of the LDPD, but the Soviets forced him to resign after a few months. He opposed the land reform plans of the Soviet authorities and the Socialist Unity Party (SED). Koch was a member of the LDPD's executive committee until 1948.
In 1949 he went to West Germany (West Berlin) and again worked as an economics professor. From 1948 to 1956 Koch was a member of the liberalFDP (Free Democratic Party).
waldemar, koch, this, article, needs, additional, citations, verification, please, help, improve, this, article, adding, citations, reliable, sources, unsourced, material, challenged, removed, find, sources, news, newspapers, books, scholar, jstor, july, 2016,. This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Waldemar Koch news newspapers books scholar JSTOR July 2016 Learn how and when to remove this template message Waldemar Koch 25 September 1880 15 May 1963 was a German liberal politician and economist 1 Waldemar KochWaldemar Koch 1945 Born25 September 1880Bad Harzburg Duchy of Brunswick GermanyDied15 May 1963Berlin GermanyOccupationPoliticianPolitical partyDDPLDPDFDPHe was born in Bad Harzburg Duchy of Brunswick Koch studied Economics Philosophy and History at Berlin He received a doctorate in 1907 for a dissertation titled Consolidation in the German Electrical Indudstry Konzentration in der dt Elektroindustrie 1 Between 1907 and 1910 he undertook an extensive study tour that included Russia China and the United States 1 He also worked for AEG from 1905 to 1907 1 returning to the company to head a London based company for them from 1910 to 1914 During World War I he served in the German army In 1918 he joined the German Democratic Party Deutsche Demokratische Partei Between the wars he worked as an economist and professor on the Technical University of Berlin After World War II he co founded the Liberal Democratic Party of Germany LDPD in the Soviet Occupied Zone SBZ In 1945 he was briefly the Chairman of the LDPD but the Soviets forced him to resign after a few months He opposed the land reform plans of the Soviet authorities and the Socialist Unity Party SED Koch was a member of the LDPD s executive committee until 1948 In 1949 he went to West Germany West Berlin and again worked as an economics professor From 1948 to 1956 Koch was a member of the liberal FDP Free Democratic Party See also editLiberal Democratic Party of Germany LiberalismReferences edit a b c d Helmut Muller Enbergs Koch Waldemar 25 9 1880 15 5 1963 Vorsitzender der LDPD Bundesstiftung zur Aufarbeitung der SED Diktatur Biographische Datenbanken Retrieved 25 November 2014 External links editNewspaper clippings about Waldemar Koch in the 20th Century Press Archives of the ZBWParty political officesPreceded bynone Chairman of the Liberal Democratic Party of Germany1945 Succeeded byWilhelm Kulz Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Waldemar Koch amp oldid 1195827358, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
