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Hermann Böse (May 4, 1870,Hemelingen – July 17, 1943,Bremen) was a German music teacher and conductor at theHermann-Böse-Gymnasium, which was named after him, as well as acommunist activist. He was also conductor of theultra left "Workers - Singing Union inBremen".
Böse was born inHemelingen on May 4, 1870. He was one of eight children. His father, Johann Böse, was a head teacher inHemelingen which at that time was part ofPrussia. Hermann Böse, along with three of his brothers, also worked as teachers. Between 1897 and 1907, he worked at the deaf-mute institute inBremen.[1]
During theGerman Revolution of 1918-1919, Böse became theBremen Soviet Republic's head of the People's Commissariat for Education. In this position, Böse prohibitedreligious education.
Since Böse was a convincedcommunist, and after the Nazi seizure of power he lost his pension. He was arrested in 1943 by theGestapo. He died in Bremen two days after he was released from theKZ Mißler, a concentration camp which also held fellow Bremen Soviet Republic politicianAlfred Faust.
To this day, Böse is known as one of the most passionate resistance fighters of theKPD. TheHermann-Böse-Straße and theHermann-Böse-Gymnasium (since 2005) inBremen are named after him.
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