Karl Joseph Wirth (1879-1956) was a German politician. He was a member of theCentre Party (Deutsche Zentrumspartei). From May 10,1921 to November 14, 1922 he was chancellor of theWeimar Republic. When he started his office as chancellor, he was the youngest chancellor in office. The party he was part of wasCatholic, and he was seen as being part of the left wing of that party. Germany had lost theFirst World War. Wirth was criticized because he wanted to cooperate with the winners of the war. In 1922, he thought that the winners of the war in the West had made too few concessions. For that reason, Wirth talked toSoviet Russia, who had made an offer for atreaty. The result was theTreaty of Rapallo, of 1922. After the Second World War, Wirth worked towardsGerman reunification. When theErmächtigungsgesetz was passed, brining theNazis to power in 1933, Wirth emigrated, first toSwitzerland, then to theUnited States, andFrance. Wirth returned to Germany in 1949.
By profession, Wirth was an economist and mathematician.
Wirth wanted to serve as a volunteer in the First World War, but was not seen as fit to serve as a soldier. From 1914 to 1919 he worked with theRed Cross, at the Western Front.
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