Richard Gyptner
Richard Gyptner  | |
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Richard Gyptner in 1946.  | |
| Ambassador of the GDR to the Polish People's Republic | |
| In office March 1961 – April 1963  | |
| Preceded by | Josef Hegen | 
| Succeeded by | Karl Mewis | 
| Plenipotentiary of the GDR to the Arab states | |
| In office 1958–1961  | |
| Preceded by | Position established | 
| Succeeded by | Wolfgang Kiesewetter | 
| Ambassador of the GDR to the People's Republic of China | |
| In office November 1955 – 1958  | |
| Preceded by | Johannes König | 
| Succeeded by | Paul Wandel | 
| Personal details | |
| Born | 3 April 1901 Hamburg, Kingdom of Prussia, German Empire  | 
| Died | 2 December 1972 (aged 71) East Berlin, East Germany  | 
| Political party | Communist Party of Germany (1919–1946) Socialist Unity Party of Germany (1946–1972)  | 
Richard Gyptner (3 April 1901 – 2 December 1972) was a German communist politician, activist, and later a diplomat in East Germany.