Julius Curtius (7 February 1877 – 10 November 1948) was a German politician who served as Minister for Economic Affairs (from January 1926 to December 1929) and Foreign Minister of the Weimar Republic (from October/November 1929 to October 1931).
Early life
thumb|Julius Curtius with his wife and two daughters, 1930
Julius Curtius was born on 7 February 1877 at Duisburg in what was then the Prussian Rhine Province.
His father Friedrich (1850-1904) owned an ultramarine works at Duisburg and an alum works at . Friedrich's brother was Theodor Curtius, a professor of chemistry. Julius' mother was Adele (1824–98, née Brockhoff).
Julius married Adda Carp (1883-1967), sister of industrialist Werner Carp, in 1905. They had two sons and three daughters.