What is Philipp Scheidemann?
[[File:Bundesarchiv Bild 146-1979-122-29A, Philipp Scheidemann.jpg|thumb|200px]] '''Philipp Heinrich Scheidemann''' (26 July 1865 – 29 November 1939) was a German politician of the [[Social Democratic Party of Germany]] (SPD). In the first quarter of the 20th century he played a leading role in both his party and in the young [[Weimar Republic]]. During the [[German Revolution of 1918-1919]] that broke out after Germany's defeat in [[World War I]], Scheidemann proclaimed a German Republic from a balcony of the [[Reichstag building]]. {{DEFAULTSORT:Scheidemann, Philipp}} [[Category:1865 births]] [[Category:1939 deaths]] [[Category:Politicians of the Social Democratic Party of Germany]] [[Category:Chancellors of the Weimar Republic]] {{bio-stub}}