Klaus Gysi was a journalist and publisher and a member of the French Resistance against the Nazis. After World War II, he became a politician in the German Democratic Republic, serving in the government as Minister of Culture from 1966 to 1973,... Wikipedia
Born: March 3, 1912, Neukölln, Berlin, Germany
Died: March 6, 1999 (age 87 years), Berlin, Germany
Spouse: Irene Lessing
Children: Gabriele Gysi, Andreas Goldstein, and Gregor Gysi
Grandchildren: George Gysi and Anna Gysi
Awards: Order of Karl Marx and Star of People's Friendship