Wilhelm Kauer
3 July 1905–15 September 1969 (Age 64)
Friedrichsdorf, Kassel, Hesse-Nassau, Prussia, Germany
The Life of Wilhelm
Wilhelm Kauer was born on 3 July 1905. He died on 15 September 1969, in Friedrichsdorf, Kassel, Hesse-Nassau, Prussia, Germany, at the age of 64.
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Family Time Line
Wilhelm Kauer
1905–1969
Erna Gäss
1908–1992
Spouse and Children
1905–1969Male
1908–1992Female
World Events (3)
1914
Age 9
Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria-Hungary and his wife were assassinated in Sarajevo, Bosnia-Herzegovina provoking World War I.
1914 · Germany declares war on Russia
Age 9
On August 1, 1914, Germany declared war on Russia, sparking World War I. This would not be the last time Germany caused a world war. After the Allies defeated Germany, they signed the Treaty of Versailles.
1918
Age 13
Armistice ending World War I.
Name Meaning
German:1. topographic name, a variant of Kau . 2. from Middle High German gou ‘province’, ‘region’ + -er suffix denoting an inhabitant, hence a nickname for a country dweller, as opposed to someone who lived in a city. 3. from a short form of the personal name Konrad .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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