on alleged statements made by his son in school. When it turned out that Bauer's marriage was childless and there was in fact no son, he was released after a week of custody. The lawsuit was dismissed only in 1935, however. Bauer died in Hersdorf (Berlin Reinickendorf) on 16 September 1944. Literature Braun, Bernd: Die Reichskanzler der Weimarer Republik. Zwölf Lebensläufe in Bildern. Droste, Düsseldorf 2011, p. 100 – 133. . Rintelen, Karlludwig: Ein undemokratischer Demokrat: Gustav Bauer. Gewerkschaftsführer – Freund Friedrich Eberts – Reichskanzler. Eine politische Biographie, Lang, Frankfurt/M. 1993, (the only biography of Gustav Bauers and a very critical account) Voigt, Martin: "Gustav Adolf Bauer". p. 177–190. In: Wilhelm v. Sternburg (Hrsg.): Die deutschen Kanzler. Von Bismarck bis Schmidt. Königstein/Taunus: Athenäum 1985. . References External links 1870 births 1944 deaths 20th-century Chancellors of Germany People from East Prussia People from the Province of Prussia Social Democratic Party of Germany politicians Chancellors of Germany Vice-Chancellors of Germany Labor ministers (Germany) Transport ministers of Germany Federal government ministers of Germany Members of the 13th Reichstag of the German Empire Members of the Weimar National Assembly Members of the Reichstag of the Weimar Republic Prussian politicians