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Roland Freisler
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German jurist and politician (1893–1945)
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Roland Freisler (1893–1945) was a German judge, politician, lawyer, and jurist. Born in Celle, he was educated at Friedrich Schiller University Jena and worked in Berlin. A member of the Nazi Party, he participated in World War I and received the Iron Cross. He was convicted of war crimes and died in Berlin.
Freisler authored several works, including *Gedanken zum erbhofrecht*, *Bäuerliches erbhofrecht vom 15. mai 1933 nebst ausführungsverordnung*, and *Wiedergeburt strafrechtlichen Denkens*. He also contributed to *Vorträge des Reichsministers der justiz Dr. Gürtner ... Dr. Giovanni Novelli ...* and *Le revirement des conceptions politiques fondmanetales en Allemagne et son influence sur la renaissance du droit pénal*. He had a sibling named Oswald Freisler and was buried at Waldfriedhof Dahlem.
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Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1893
- Died
- 1945
- Works
- 22
Top works
- Vorträge des Reichsministers der justiz Dr. Gürtner ... Dr. Giovanni Novelli ...
- Gedanken zum erbhofrecht
- The change in the political outlook in Germany and its influence on the reform of the criminal law, penal procedure, and the execution of sentences
- Le revirement des conceptions politiques fondmanetales en Allemagne et son influence sur la renaissance du droit pénal
- Bäuerliches erbhofrecht vom 15. mai 1933 nebst ausführungsverordnung
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Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 9
- Total plays
- 25
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Recent publications · Crossref
5 total works indexed
- GROMACS: High performance molecular simulations through multi-level parallelism from laptops to supercomputers
· 2015 · cited 25,375x
- Initial sequencing and analysis of the human genome
· 2001 · cited 18,622x
- Production, use, and fate of all plastics ever made
· 2017 · cited 16,338x
- Plastic waste inputs from land into the ocean
· 2015 · cited 11,005x
- Complex heatmaps reveal patterns and correlations in multidimensional genomic data
· 2016 · cited 9,637x
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Key facts
- Chancellor
- Adolf Hitler
- Preceded by
- Otto Georg Thierack
- Succeeded by
- Wilhelm Crohne (acting), Harry Haffner
- Minister
- Franz Gürtner
- 1933 1935
- State Secretary, Prussian Justice Ministry
- 1933 1945
- Member of the Prussian State Council
- Born
- ( 1893-10-30 ) 30 October 1893, Celle , Hanover Province , Kingdom of Prussia , German Empire
- Died
- 3 February 1945 (1945-02-03) (aged 51), Berlin , Free State of Prussia , Nazi Germany
- Cause of death
- Blunt force trauma caused by a falling masonry pillar
- Resting place
- Waldfriedhof Dahlem , Berlin , Germany
- Party
- Nazi Party
- Other political affiliations
- Völkisch-Social Bloc
- Spouse
- Marion Russegger ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 24 March 1928</span>"}]]}'>1928 )
- Relations
- Oswald Freisler (brother)
- Alma mater
- University of Jena
- Profession
- Judge, lawyer
- Civilian awards
- Golden Party Badge
- Allegiance
- German Empire
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Roland
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Germany
- Place of birth
- Celle
- Place of death
- Berlin
- Sibling
- Oswald Freisler
- Occupation
- jurist
- Educated at
- Friedrich Schiller University Jena
- Political party
- Nazi Party
- Languages spoken
- German
- Award
- Iron Cross
- Field of work
- Nazism
- Conflict
- World War I
- Image
- Bundesarchiv Bild 151-17-15, Volksgerichtshof, Roland Freisler.jpg
- Work location
- Berlin
- Convicted of
- war crime
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- Commons category
- Roland Freisler
- date of birth
- 1893-10-30
- date of death
- 1945-02-03
- topic's main category
- Category:Roland Freisler
- described by source
- Deutsche Biographie
- name in native language
- Roland Freisler
- place of burial
- Waldfriedhof Dahlem
- P8168
- Pietro Mocenigo
Sources (2)
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Encyclopedic overview
Karl Roland Freisler (30 October 1893 – 3 February 1945) was a German jurist, judge, and politician who served as the State Secretary of the Reich Ministry of Justice from 1935 to 1942 and as president of the People's Court from 1942 to 1945. As a prominent ideologist of Nazism, he influenced as a jurist the Nazification of the German legal system. He was appointed president of the People's Court in 1942, overseeing the prosecution of political crimes as a judge. Freisler became known for his aggressive personality, his humiliation of defendants, and his frequent use of the death penalty in sentencing.
A law student at Kiel University, Freisler joined the Imperial German Army on the outbreak of the First World War and saw action on the Eastern Front, where he was wounded and taken prisoner of war by the Imperial Russian Army. On his return to Germany, he completed his law studies at the University of Jena and was awarded a Doctorate of Law in 1922. Freisler joined the Nazi Party in 1925, upon which he began defending Party members in court for acts of political violence.
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