Wilhelm Höcker [SEP] place of death
Wilhelm Höcker
Wilhelm Höcker (June 29 1886 in Holzendorf, Mecklenburg-Schwerin – November 15, 1955 in Güstrow) was a German politician (SPD, SED) and former Minister-President of Mecklenburg.
Höcker was the oldest former Minister-President of East Germany from the formation of the GDR until April 12, 1966; he was succeeded by Karl Steinhoff.
Höcker
Höcker (also transliterated Hoecker in other languages) is a German surname. Notable people with the surname include:
- Bernhard Hoëcker, German comedian
- Carl Hoecker, Inspector General of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
- Hanskurt Höcker, German Wehrmacht military officer
- Karl-Friedrich Höcker, German SS military officer
- Karl-Heinz Höcker, German theoretical nuclear physicist.
- Wilhelm Höcker, German politician
- Four notable German writers:
- Oskar Höcker (1840-1894)