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Franz Schlegelberger

Franz Schlegelberger, German judge and politician, Reich Ministry of Justice (died 1970)

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Born
October 23, 1876
Died
December 14, 1970
Zodiac sign
Scorpio
Birth year
1876

About Franz Schlegelberger

Louis Rudolph Franz Schlegelberger was State Secretary in the German Reich Ministry of Justice (RMJ) who served as Justice Minister during the Third Reich. He was the highest-ranking defendant at the Judges' Trial in Nuremberg. After Franz Gürtner's death in 1941, Schlegelberger became provisional Reich Minister of Justice for the years 1941 and 1942, followed then by Otto Thierack. In 1901 Schlegelberger passed the state law examination and became a court Assessor at the Königsberg local court. On 1 April 1918 Schlegelberger became an associate at the Reich Justice Office. Schlegelberger was born into a Protestant salesman's family in Königsberg.

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Franz Schlegelberger timeline

  1. In 1901 Schlegelberger passed the state law examination and became a court Assessor at the Königsberg local court.
  2. On 1 April 1918 Schlegelberger became an associate at the Reich Justice Office.
  3. After Franz Gürtner's death in 1941, Schlegelberger became provisional Reich Minister of Justice for the years 1941 and 1942, followed then by Otto Thierack.

The world when Franz Schlegelberger was born

Franz Schlegelberger was born in 1876. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentFirst National League baseball season
  • Top headlineBattle of Little Bighorn — Custer's Last Stand
  • Technology milestoneAlexander Graham Bell patents the telephone
  • Notable inventionTelephone
  • World population~1.56B

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderUlysses S. Grant
  • U.S. population43.4M

1876 versus 2026

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Measure18762026
Population43.4M341 million

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