Paul George Christoph von Krause (4 April 1852 – 17 December 1923) was a German jurist and politician.
Paul von Krause | |
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| Member of the Prussian Parliament | |
| In office 1889–1917 | |
| In office 1921–1923 | |
| Constituency | Königsberg-Fischhausen |
| Vice President of the Prussian Parliament | |
| In office 1896–1917 | |
| Secretary of Justice | |
| In office 7 August 1917 – 13 February 1919 | |
| Chancellor | Georg Michaelis Georg von Hertling Max von Baden |
| Preceded by | Hermann Lisco |
| Succeeded by | Otto Landsberg |
| Member of the Prussian Constitutional Assembly | |
| In office 1919–1921 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 4 April 1852 Karbowo, West Prussia, Kingdom of Prussia |
| Died | 17 December 1923 (aged 71) Berlin, Weimar Germany |
| Political party | National Liberal Deutsche Volkspartei |
| Alma mater | University of Leipzig University of Heidelberg Humboldt University of Berlin |
| Profession | lawyer |
Biography
editPaul von Krause was born Paul Krause in Karbowo (near Brodnica), West Prussia (modern Poland), he was ennobled ("von Krause") in 1913.[1][2]
Krause studied law at the Universities of Leipzig, Heidelberg and Berlin and passed his doctorate in 1877 at the University of Göttingen. Since 1880 he worked as a lawyer, since 1887 also as a Notary, in Königsberg and Berlin.
From 1902 to 1909 Krause was a member of the board of the German bar association and Chairman of the Berlin bar association from 1905 to 1917. He was elected as a National Liberal member of the Prussian Parliament (Abgeordnetenhaus), representing the constituency of Königsberg-Fischhausen, in 1888 and became its Vice-President in 1896.[1][2]
Krause was the Chairman of the German Association of inland navigation in 1904-1906 and became State Secretary of the Reichsjustizamt on 7 August 1917. He remained in this position throughout the German November Revolution and was replaced by Otto Landsberg on 13 February 1919.[1][2]
Krause became a member of the Prussian Constitutional Assembly ("Preußische Landesversammlung") in 1919 and the Prussian Landtag in 1921, representing the Deutsche Volkspartei.[1][2]
Krause died in Berlin, where a street ("Paul-Krause-Strasse") is named after him.[3]
References
edit- ^ a b c d Biography at Bundesarchiv (in German)
- ^ a b c d Biography at Neue Deutsche Biographie (in German)
- ^ street names of Berlin (in German)