Background
He was born in Schönau (Baden) and died in Heidelberg.
jurist lawyer politician university professor
He was born in Schönau (Baden) and died in Heidelberg.
He replaced the social democrate Ludwig Bergsträsser, who served as acting minister-president for only one month, and would remain in office until a successor could be democratically elected. His term, from 12 October 1945 to 20 December 1946, saw the first local elections after World World War II in January 1946, the vote on the constitution of Hesse and the first election of the Landtag of Hesse in December 1946. Geiler was fiercely opposed to denazification.
Geiler, a university professor of economic law in Heidelberg and without affiliation to a political party at the time, was installed prime minister of the newly created territory Greater Hesse by the United States military administration.
Deutsche Akademie für Sprache und Dichtung.