Carl Leo
Carl Albert Oscar Leo (born February 7, 1902 in Hamburg ; † March 11, 1969 there ) was a German politician of the German State Party .
Life and work
After studying jurisprudence, Leo, who was a Protestant , settled as a lawyer in his hometown of Hamburg in 1928 . He ran a partnership with Ernst Sachs at Bleichenbrücke 10 in Neustadt . After the National Socialists came to power , he was considered a “quarter Jew” because of a Jewish grandparent . Nevertheless he was able to continue practicing his profession.
In May 1937, Carl Leo emigrated to Brazil , where he worked as a commercial clerk. After the Second World War he initially stayed in Brazil, but returned to Hamburg in 1963 and was re-admitted to the bar on November 12, 1963.
MP
Leo was a member of the Hamburg citizenship for the German State Party from 1932 to 1933 .
literature
- Heiko Morisse , Jewish lawyers in Hamburg. Exclusion and persecution in the Nazi state , Christians-Verlag, Hamburg 2003, ISBN 3-7672-1418-0 , page 140.
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| SURNAME | Leo, Carl |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Leo, Carl Albert Oscar (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German lawyer and politician (DDP), MdHB |
| DATE OF BIRTH | February 7, 1902 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Hamburg |
| DATE OF DEATH | March 11, 1969 |
| Place of death | Hamburg |