Otto Löwenstein (lawyer)

Otto Löwenstein (born October 9, 1833 in Frankfurt (Oder) ; † September 11, 1909 in Leipzig ) was a Senate President at the Imperial Court .

Life

His father was the respected Frankfurt doctor Jakob Samuel Löwenstein (1803–1868). In 1857 he became a court assessor. In 1861 Löwenstein became district judge in Spremberg . In 1868 he was transferred to his hometown. In 1872 he was promoted to appellate judge in Hamm. In 1873 he moved into the Prussian House of Representatives for the National Liberals . From 1877 to 1879 he headed the Justice Commission of the House of Representatives. In 1879 he became president of the district court in Bielefeld. In 1884 he was appointed to the Imperial Court. In 1896 he was appointed President of the Senate. First he sat before the 2nd Criminal Senate , then the 5th Civil Senate . In 1897 Otto Löwenstein was held against his Jewish descent at a hearing in the Imperial Court. In 1907 he retired.

Honors

Real secret advice
Honorary doctorate from the University of Leipzig

Works

The Guardianship Ordinance of July 5, 1875 with the related laws, 2 editions, Berlin 1876, 1878.

Reviews on this

1. Hartmann: Journal for Legislation and Practice in the Field of German Public Law, vol. 4 (1878) p. 200

2. Contributions to the explanation of German law vol. 24 = 3.F. Vol. 4 (1880), p. 142

literature

"Personnel changes at the Reichsgericht", in: Deutsche Juristen-Zeitung , year 12 (1907), column 642
Obituary in the Deutsche Juristen-Zeitung , year 14 (1909), p. 1194

Individual evidence

^ Anton Bettelheim: Biographisches Jahrbuch and German Nekrolog . 14th year 1909. Reimer, Berlin 1912, list of dead 1909, col. 55 * f ...
↑ Bernhard Mann (edit.): Biographical manual for the Prussian House of Representatives. 1867-1918 . Collaboration with Martin Doerry , Cornelia Rauh and Thomas Kühne . Droste, Düsseldorf 1988, ISBN 3-7700-5146-7 , p. 251 (= handbooks on the history of parliamentarism and political parties. Volume 3); for the election results see Thomas Kühne: Handbook of elections to the Prussian House of Representatives 1867–1918. Election results, election alliances and election candidates (= handbooks on the history of parliamentarism and political parties. Volume 6). Droste, Düsseldorf 1994, ISBN 3-7700-5182-3 , pp. 219-222.
^ Ernest Hamburger : Jews in Public Life in Germany, Tübingen 1968, p. 328.
↑ Thomas Henne: “Jüdische Juristen” at the Reichsgericht and their connections to the Leipzig Faculty of Law 1870–1945, in: Stephan Wendehorst (Ed.): Building blocks of a Jewish history of the University of Leipzig, Leipzig 2006, p. 200.

personal data
SURNAME	Löwenstein, Otto
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Loewenstein, Otto
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Senate President at the Reichsgericht
DATE OF BIRTH	October 9, 1833
PLACE OF BIRTH	Frankfurt (Oder)
DATE OF DEATH	September 11, 1909
Place of death	Leipzig

[1] Anton Bettelheim: Biographisches Jahrbuch and German Nekrolog . 14th year 1909. Reimer, Berlin 1912, list of dead 1909, col. 55 * f ...

[2] Bernhard Mann (edit.): Biographical manual for the Prussian House of Representatives. 1867-1918 . Collaboration with Martin Doerry , Cornelia Rauh and Thomas Kühne . Droste, Düsseldorf 1988, ISBN 3-7700-5146-7 , p. 251 (= handbooks on the history of parliamentarism and political parties. Volume 3); for the election results see Thomas Kühne: Handbook of elections to the Prussian House of Representatives 1867–1918. Election results, election alliances and election candidates (= handbooks on the history of parliamentarism and political parties. Volume 6). Droste, Düsseldorf 1994, ISBN 3-7700-5182-3 , pp. 219-222.

[3] Ernest Hamburger : Jews in Public Life in Germany, Tübingen 1968, p. 328.

[4] Thomas Henne: “Jüdische Juristen” at the Reichsgericht and their connections to the Leipzig Faculty of Law 1870–1945, in: Stephan Wendehorst (Ed.): Building blocks of a Jewish history of the University of Leipzig, Leipzig 2006, p. 200.