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German politician (1878-1949)

Key facts

Chancellor
Gustav Stresemann
Preceded by
Rudolf Heinze
Succeeded by
Erich Emminger
Constituency
National list
Born
( 1878-11-21 ) 21 November 1878, Free City of Lübeck , German Empire
Died
23 November 1949 (1949-11-23) (aged 71), Heidelberg , Württemberg-Baden , West Germany
Party
Social Democratic Party
Alma mater
Friedrich Wilhelm University of Berlin , Heidelberg University
Profession
Lawyer, legal philosopher

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Given name
Gustav
Gender
male
Citizenship
German Reich
Place of birth
Lübeck
Place of death
Heidelberg
Occupation
professor
Educated at
Katharineum
Languages spoken
German
Doctoral advisor
Franz von Liszt
Field of work
politics
Conflict
World War I
Image
RadbruchGustav.jpg
Work location
Heidelberg
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Gustav Radbruch
date of birth
1878-11-21
date of death
1949-11-23
name in native language
Gustav Radbruch
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Encyclopedic overview

Gustav Radbruch ( German: [ˈʁaːtbʁʊx]; 21 November 1878 – 23 November 1949) was a German legal scholar and politician. He served as Minister of Justice of Germany during the early Weimar period. Radbruch is also regarded as one of the most influential legal philosophers of the 20th century.

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