Konstantin Merz
Konstantin Merz (born April 7, 1856 in Vöhrenbach , † September 10, 1915 in Furtwangen ) was a general practitioner and member of the Reichstag of the German Empire .
Life
Merz studied medicine in Freiburg , Würzburg and Berlin . From 1885 he worked as a general practitioner in Furtwangen, where he was also made an honorary citizen .
On February 11, 1897, as a candidate for the National Liberal Party, he won a replacement election in the Reichstag constituency of Baden 2 ( Donaueschingen , Villingen ). Merz won the election by just eleven votes, so the election was contested and declared invalid by the Reichstag on May 2, 1898.
literature
- Bernd Haunfelder : The Liberal Members of the German Reichstag 1871-1918. A biographical manual. Aschendorff, Münster 2004, ISBN 3-402-06614-9 .
Web links
- Biography of Konstantin Merz . In: Heinrich Best : database of the members of the Reichstag of the Empire 1867/71 to 1918 (Biorab - Kaiserreich)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Report of the Election Examination Commission
- ^ Reichstag resolution on the invalidity of the election
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Merz, Konstantin |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German doctor and politician (NLP), MdR |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 7, 1856 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Voehrenbach |
| DATE OF DEATH | September 10, 1915 |
| Place of death | Furtwangen |