Simplify the following text for a Grade 9 native English-speaking person.
Original: Kurt Georg Kiesinger ( ; 6 April 1904 -- 9 March 1988 ) was a conservative German politician and Chancellor of West Germany from 1 December 1966 until 21 October 1969 .
Simplified: Dr. Kurt Georg Kiesinger ( born 6 April 1904 in Ebingen , now Baden-W Ã 1\/4 rttemberg ; died 9 March 1988 in TÃ 1\/4 bingen-Bebenhausen ) was a German politician .