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Eugen Schiffer

Eugen Schiffer, German lawyer and politician, Vice-Chancellor of Germany (died 1954)

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Born
February 14, 1860
Died
September 5, 1954
Zodiac sign
Aquarius
Birth year
1860

About Eugen Schiffer

Eugen Schiffer was a German lawyer and liberal politician. He served as Minister of Finance and deputy head of government in the Weimar Republic from February to April 1919. From October 1919 to March 1920, he was again deputy head of government and Minister of Justice. In 1921, he once more became Minister of Justice. Schiffer was a founder-member of the liberal German Democratic Party (DDP) in 1918 and 1919 and co-founder in 1946 of its East German successor party, the Liberal Democratic Party of Germany (LDPD). During the First World War, Schiffer was an adviser to General Wilhelm Groener and was in charge of the law department at the War Ministry. From February 1919 until his resignation in April 1919, Schiffer was deputy to Ministerpräsident Philipp Scheidemann and Minister of Finance in the first democratically elected German government.

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Eugen Schiffer timeline

  1. Schiffer was a founder-member of the liberal German Democratic Party (DDP) in 1918 and 1919 and co-founder in 1946 of its East German successor party, the Liberal Democratic Party of Germany (LDPD).
  2. From February 1919 until his resignation in April 1919, Schiffer was deputy to Ministerpräsident Philipp Scheidemann and Minister of Finance in the first democratically elected German government.
  3. In 1921, he once more became Minister of Justice.

The world when Eugen Schiffer was born

Eugen Schiffer was born in 1860. 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

  • Top headlineAbraham Lincoln elected — South Carolina secedes
  • Technology milestonePony Express mail service begins
  • World population~1.4B

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderJames Buchanan
  • U.S. population31.4M

1860 versus 2026

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Measure18602026
Population31.4M341 million

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