Eduard Lasker

Prussian politician
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Born:
Oct. 14, 1829, Jarotschin, Posen, Prussia [now Poznań, Pol.]
Died:
Jan. 5, 1884, New York City (aged 54)
Title / Office:
Reichstag (1867-1883), Germany
Founder:
National Liberal Party
Political Affiliation:
National Liberal Party

Eduard Lasker (born Oct. 14, 1829, Jarotschin, Posen, Prussia [now Poznań, Pol.]—died Jan. 5, 1884, New York City) was a Prussian Liberal conspicuous for his opposition to Bismarck; he was one of the most important parliamentarians of the German Empire. After legal training he joined the Prussian government service and became a judge. Lasker was a deputy in the Prussian diet from 1865 to 1879 and in the Reichstag of the North German Confederation and then of the German Empire from 1867 to 1883. He took the lead in the formation of the National Liberal Party in 1866 and supported ...(100 of 183 words)