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Ernst Melsheimer

German judge (1897-1960) · Germany · On the map · Lawyers · Died at 62

Ernst Melsheimer was a German lawyer.

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International publicity for the show trials which he conducted as state prosecutor gave Melsheimer a higher public profile in the west than East German legal officers might, under other circumstances, have expected. His reappointment as his country's Attorney general in January 1955 was even reported in The New York Times .

Awards

Patriotic Order of Merit in Silver

About this person

Country

Germany

Category

Lawyers

Type

Lawyer

Status

Deceased

Dates

Lived 1897 to 1960 · aged 62

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