Oskar Muser
Oskar Muser (born February 28, 1850 in Freiburg im Breisgau , † June 25, 1935 in Offenburg ) was a German lawyer and politician ; he was a member of the Baden National Assembly and the Baden Assembly of Estates .
Life
Muser was born the son of a district court registrar and attended grammar schools in Offenburg and Freiburg before studying law at the University of Freiburg . There he became a member of the Teutonia Freiburg fraternity in 1869 . He took part in the Franco-German War as a volunteer in the infantry regiment "Kaiser Friedrich III." (6th Badisches) No. 114 in Constance. From 1878 he was a lawyer in Offenburg and became a city councilor there . 1889-1897 and 1899-1919 he was a member of the second chamber of the Baden state parliament (constituency Offenburg-Stadt) for the Free People's Party (FVp), then the Progressive People's Party (FVP) and the German Democratic Party (DDP). Muser was Vice President of the Second Chamber from 1911 to 1912, leader of the FVP parliamentary group from 1911 to 1918, Second Vice President in 1919, Deputy Age President and member of the constitutional committee of the Baden state parliament. He wrote numerous speeches and writings. As an advocate of liberal-democratic ideas, he advocated women's right to vote early on .
Honors
- Knight's Cross 1st Class from the Order of the Zähringer Lion
- In Offenburg, Oskar-Muser-Strasse was named after him
Publications (selection)
- Socialist law and administration of justice (theory and practice) a study for laypeople and lawyers, documented with examples. Karlsruhe 1889.
- The social question and the immediate social tasks of society. Summarized speeches by Oscar Muser. Frankfurt am Main 1891.
- Ultramontanism and the center. Lahr i. B. 1907.
- The position of women towards the state and in the state. Women's suffrage. Karlsruhe 1913.
- Women's suffrage before the Baden state parliament. Two speeches ... Karlsruhe 1918.
literature
- Helge Dvorak: Biographical Lexicon of the German Burschenschaft. Volume I: Politicians. Sub-Volume 4: M-Q. Winter, Heidelberg 2000, ISBN 3-8253-1118-X , p. 172.
Web links
- Short biography
- Speeches by Oskar Muser in the Baden state parliament in the digital collections of the Baden state library
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Muser, Oskar |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Muser, Oscar |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German lawyer and politician |
| DATE OF BIRTH | February 28, 1850 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Freiburg in Breisgau |
| DATE OF DEATH | June 25, 1935 |
| Place of death | Offenburg |