Carl Friedrich Goerdeler

Carl Friedrich Goerdeler
Mayor of Leipzig
In office 22 May 1930 – 31 March 1937
Preceded by	Karl Wilhelm August Rothe
Succeeded by	Rudolf Haake
Personal details
Born	(1884-07-31)31 July 1884 Schneidemühl, Province of Posen, Kingdom of Prussia, German Empire (now Piła, Greater Poland Voivodeship, Poland)
Died	(1945-02-02)2 February 1945 (aged 60) Plötzensee Prison, Berlin, Nazi Germany
Cause of death	Execution by hanging
Political party	DNVP
Spouse	Anneliese Ulrich
Children	5, including Reinhard Goerdeler
Occupation	Politician, civil servant, executive & economist
Known for	One of the leaders of the conservative widerstand movement in Nazi Germany

Carl Friedrich Goerdeler (German: [kaʁl ˈfʁiːdʁɪç ˈɡœʁdəlɐ] ^ⓘ; 31 July 1884 – 2 February 1945) was a German conservative politician, monarchist, executive, economist, civil servant and opponent of the Nazi regime. He opposed anti-Jewish policies while he held office and was opposed to the Holocaust.

Had the 20 July plot to overthrow Hitler's dictatorship in 1944 succeeded, Goerdeler would have served as the Chancellor of the new government. After his arrest, he gave the names of numerous co-conspirators to the Gestapo, causing the arrests and executions of hundreds. Goerdeler was executed by hanging on 2 February 1945.