Carl Koch (politician, 1826)

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Carl Koch (born September 16, 1826 in Lausitz (Bad Liebenwerda) , † September 11, 1862 in Trebnitz ) was a German lawyer and politician .

Life

Born the son of a house owner, Koch studied philosophy and law in Wroclaw . During his studies he became a member of the Raczek fraternity in 1844 . During his legal clerkship , he was, among other things, the main defender in the Breslau May Trial for Julius Stein . He became a public prosecutor in Trebnitz. In 1862 he became a member of the Prussian House of Representatives . Because of the stress that this entailed, he committed suicide by hanging in 1862 .

literature

  • Helge Dvorak: Biographical Lexicon of the German Burschenschaft. Volume I: Politicians. Volume 7: Supplement A – K. Winter, Heidelberg 2013, ISBN 978-3-8253-6050-4 , p. 568.
personal data
SURNAME Koch, Carl
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German lawyer and politician
DATE OF BIRTH September 16, 1826
PLACE OF BIRTH Lausitz (Bad Liebenwerda)
DATE OF DEATH September 11, 1862
Place of death Trebnitz