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| In office 1874 – 1906 |
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| Born | July 30, 1838 Düsseldorf |
| Died | March 10, 1906 (aged 67) Lichterfelde (Berlin) |
| Political party | Progress Party Freeminded Party Freeminded People's Party |
| Occupation | Journalist, Jurist |
| Religion | Protestantism |
Eugen Richter (Düsseldorf, July 30, 1838 - March 10, 1906) was a German politician and journalist. The Reichstag ( German for "Imperial Diet " was the Parliament of the Holy Roman Empire, the North German Confederation, The Reichstag ( German for "Imperial Diet " was the Parliament of the Holy Roman Empire, the North German Confederation, The Reichstag ( German for "Imperial Diet " was the Parliament of the Holy Roman Empire, the North German Confederation, Events 1419 - First Defenestration of Prague. 1502 - Christopher Columbus lands at Guanaja in the Bay Islands off Year 1838 ( MDCCCXXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Düsseldorf (ˈdʏsəldɔɐf is the capital city of the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia. Events 241 BC - First Punic War: Battle of the Aegates Islands - The Romans sink the Carthaginian fleet bringing Year 1906 ( MCMVI) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Berlin is the capital city and one of sixteen states of Germany. The German Progress Party ( Deutsche Fortschrittspartei or DFP) was the first modern political party with a program in Germany founded by the liberal members of the The German Free-minded Party ( Deutsche Freisinnige Partei) was a German liberal party founded as a result of the merger of the German Progress Party The Free-minded People's Party ( Freisinnige Volkspartei) was a German liberal party founded as a result of the split of the German Free-minded Party A journalist (also called a newspaperman) is a person who practices Journalism, the gathering and dissemination of information about current events trends JURIST is an online legal news service hosted by the University of Pittsburgh School of Law, written by founder Professor Bernard Hibbitts and a staff of more than Protestantism refers to the forms of Christian faith and practice that originated in the 16th century Protestant Reformation. Düsseldorf (ˈdʏsəldɔɐf is the capital city of the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia. Events 1419 - First Defenestration of Prague. 1502 - Christopher Columbus lands at Guanaja in the Bay Islands off Year 1838 ( MDCCCXXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Events 241 BC - First Punic War: Battle of the Aegates Islands - The Romans sink the Carthaginian fleet bringing Year 1906 ( MCMVI) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting A politician (from Greek " Polis " is an individual who is involved in influencing public decision making through the influence of Politics or a person A journalist (also called a newspaperman) is a person who practices Journalism, the gathering and dissemination of information about current events trends
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Career
In 1864 Richter left the civil service and entered into parliament and journalism. Year 1864 ( MDCCCLXIV) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year He was known for his liberal attitude. Liberalism is a broad array of related ideas and theories of Government that consider individual Liberty to be the most important political goal He achieved renown for his essay Über die Freiheit des Schankgewerbes (On the liberty of the tavern trade). The Magdeburger Spukgeschichte of 1862 brought in a disciplinary procedure. Year 1862 was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting on Monday However it was printed in the Niederrheinischen Volkszeitung and in the Magdeburger Zeitung.
Later he was elected the mayor of Neuwied, but the election result was not confirmed by the president of the provincial government. He became a parliamentary correspondent of the Elberfelder Zeitung to Berlin and established thus also political contacts. In 1867 Richter entered the Reichstag as a member of the Left liberals, and since 1869 he was also a member of the Prussian Lower House. Year 1867 ( MDCCCLXVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Year 1869 ( MDCCCLXIX) is a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year In response to the Anti-Socialist Laws passed in 1878 banning the Social Democrat Party Richter said: "I fear Social-Democracy more under this law than without it". The Anti-Socialist Laws or Socialist Laws ( German: Sozialistengesetze; officially Gesetz gegen die gemeingefährlichen Bestrebungen der Sozialdemokratie [1] Due to fears that Bismarck was going to introduce a tobacco monopoly Richter unsuccessfully sought to persuade the Reichstag to pass a resolution condemning such a monopoly as "economically, financially, and politically unjustifiable". [2] When Bismarck proposed a system of social insurance paid by the state Richter denounced them as "not Socialistic, but Communistic". [3]
He was the most influential leader of the German Progress Party (Deutsche Fortschrittspartei), since 1884 of the German Freeminded Party (Deutsche Freisinnige Partei), and since 1893 of the Freeminded People's Party (Freisinnige Volkspartei). The German Progress Party ( Deutsche Fortschrittspartei or DFP) was the first modern political party with a program in Germany founded by the liberal members of the The German Free-minded Party ( Deutsche Freisinnige Partei) was a German liberal party founded as a result of the merger of the German Progress Party The Free-minded People's Party ( Freisinnige Volkspartei) was a German liberal party founded as a result of the split of the German Free-minded Party Beside that he was one of the greatest critics of the policy of Otto von Bismarck as well as the National Liberal Party and the Social Democrats. Otto Eduard Leopold von Bismarck Count of Bismarck-Schönhausen Duke of Lauenburg Prince of Bismarck ( April 1, 1815 July 30, 1898) The National Liberal Party ( Nationalliberale Partei) was a German political party which flourished between 1867 and 1918 From 1885 to 1904 he was the chief editor of the liberal newspaper Freisinnige Zeitung.
Notes
- ^ W. H. Dawson, Bismarck and State Socialism. An Exposition of the Social and Economic Legislation of Germany since 1870 (London: Swan Sonnenschein & Co. , 1891), p. 44.
- ^ Dawson, pp. 64-65.
- ^ A. J. P. Taylor, Bismarck. The Man and the Statesman (London: Hamish Hamilton, 1955), p. 202.
Further reading
- Ralph Raico (1990). Ralph Raico is an American historian, libertarian, and specialist in European Classical liberalism and Austrian Economics "Eugen Richter and late German Manchester liberalism: A reevaluation". The Review of Austrian Economics 4 (1): 3-25. doi:. A digital object identifier ( DOI) is a permanent identifier given to an Electronic document.
See also
External links
- Book Pictures of the Socialistic Future (1891) online and biographical remarks, by David M. This article aims to give an historical overview of liberalism in Germany. Hart.
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