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Georg Michaelis (8 September 1857 – 24 July 1936) was the chancellor of the German Empire for a few months in 1917. He was the first (and the only one of the German Empire) chancellor not of noble birth to hold the office.
Georg Michaelis (born Sept. 8, 1857, Haynau, Prussia—died July 24, 1936, Bad Saarow-Pieskow, Ger.) was a German politician and imperial chancellor during World War I, whose government was completely dependent on the military supreme command and lasted only 15 weeks.
Max Ludwig Georg Michaelis (* 8. September 1857 in Haynau, Schlesien; † 24. Juli 1936 in Bad Saarow, Mark Brandenburg) war ein deutscher Jurist und Politiker. Er war vom 14. Juli bis 1. November 1917 für dreieinhalb Monate Reichskanzler und preußischer Ministerpräsident . Michaelis war zuvor Unterstaatssekretär gewesen und galt als eher unerfahren.
Georg Michaelis was a Prussian civil servant who became the German chancellor in 1917, but resigned after a few weeks due to conflicts with Reichstag parties. He also played a key role in the war food economy and the peace negotiations, and later became a senior president of Pomerania.
Georg Michaelis studied law in Breslau, Leipzig and Wurzburg, and graduated from the Göttingen University in 1884. On invitation of the Japanese government, he taught at the German school of law in Tokyo (1885-1889).
Georg Michaelis (1857-1936) was Bethmann-Hollweg's successor as German Chancellor in July 1917, and was sufficiently obscure that the Kaiser, Wilhelm II (who had rejected two earlier nominees), had only the vaguest idea who he was.
Georg Michaelis was the chancellor of the German Empire for a few months in 1917. He was the first chancellor not of noble birth to hold the office. With an economic background in business, Michaelis' main achievement was to encourage the ruling classes to open peace talks with Russia.
