Eduard von Simson
Eduard von Simson | |
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President of the Reichstag | |
| In office 1871–1877 | |
| Succeeded by | Max von Forckenbeck |
| President of the Reichsgericht | |
| In office 1 October 1879 – 1 February 1891 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 10 November 1810 Königsberg, Kingdom of Prussia |
| Died | 2 May 1899 (aged 88) Berlin, German Empire |
| Profession | jurist |
Martin Sigismund Eduard von Simson (10 November 1810 – 2 May 1899) was a German jurist and distinguished liberal politician of the Kingdom of Prussia and German Empire, who served as President of the Frankfurt Parliament as well as the first President of the German Parliament and of the Imperial Court. He was ennobled by Kaiser Frederick III in 1888.
Education
Eduard Simson was born in
National Assembly
Like many other distinguished German jurists, pari passu with his professorial activity, Simson followed the judicial branch of the legal profession, and, passing rapidly through the subordinate stages of
Frederick William IV
In Berlin on 3 April 1849, Simson appeared in his capacity of president at the head of a deputation of the
Prussian Landtag
On the dissolution of the Erfurt assembly, Simson retired from politics, and for the next few years devoted himself exclusively to his academic and judicial duties. It was not until 1859 that he re-entered public life, when he was elected deputy for Königsberg in the lower chamber of the Prussian Landtag, of which he was president in 1860 and 1861. In the first of these years he attained high judicial office as president of the court of appeal at
William I
On 18 December 1870, Simson arrived at the head of a deputation in the German headquarters at
Reichsgericht
Simson continued as president of the Reichstag until 1874, when he retired from the chair, and in 1877 resigned his seat in the Diet, but at Otto von Bismarck's urging, accepted the presidency of the supreme court of justice (Reichsgericht). He filled this high office with great distinction until his final retirement from public life in 1891.
His grave is preserved in the
Orders and decorations
Kingdom of Prussia:
- Knight of the Royal Order of the Crown, 1st Class, 18 January 1881[1]
- Knight of the Order of the Red Eagle, 1st Class (50 years) with Oak Leaves and Enamel Band of the Royal Crown Order, 15 May 1883[1]
- Knight of the Order of the Black Eagle, 1888
References
- ^ a b "Königlich Preussische Ordensliste", Preussische Ordens-Liste (in German), 1, Berlin: Gedruckt in der Reichsdruckerei: 42, 557, 1886 – via hathitrust.org
Sources
- This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Ashworth, Philip Arthur (1911). "Simson, Martin Eduard von". In Chisholm, Hugh (ed.). Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 25 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. pp. 136–137.
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