Ernst Schmidt
Ernst Schmidt | |
|---|---|
| Born | 12 October 1924 |
| Died | 16 December 2009 (aged 85) |
| Conviction | Anti-constitutional activities |
| Criminal penalty | 15 months imprisonment |
Ernst Schmidt (12 October 1924 – 16 December 2009) was a German communist activist in West Germany during the Cold War. He was an active member of the Communist Party of Germany, which was banned as unconstitutional in 1956, and was sentenced to prison for anti-constitutional activities. Late in life and after abandoning communism, he was noted as a local historian in Essen.