Career
From 1912 to 1918 he was president of the Reichstag (German Empire). Johannes Kaempf was the director of the branch of the Bank of Trade and Industry in Berlin and President of the German trading day. As President of the Economic Society, he joined in 1903 for the establishment of a Graduate School of Berlin.
From 1912 until his death he was president of the German Reichstag.
Kaempf"s death in May 1918 had an unexpected side effect on the fate of the Empire. Because of the need to occupy Kaempfs Reichstag mandate constituency anew, the USPD could nominate the left trade unionists and revolutionary Richard Müller for the by-election, the government had to exempt these from military service.
Müller was released in September 1918 from the army and came to Berlin, lost the election, but had a significant share in the organization of the insurrection of 9 November. On October 22, 1899 Kaempf was awarded the honorary title of city elder Berlin.
In 1915 he was awarded an honorary title of Kaiser Wilhelm World War II
This was the decision for the inscription "To the German People" at the Reichstag building in Berlin. His final resting place is located on the West Stahnsdorf. Fonts John Kaempf: speeches and essays.
Published by the elders of the merchants of Berlin.
Berlin, Georg Reimer 1912th.