1. Erich Koch-Weser Koch studied law and economics at Lausanne, Bonn, Berlin and at the Ludwig Maximilian University in Munich from 1893 to 1897 where he finished with a Dr jur.
14 Facts About Erich Koch-Weser
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Erich Koch-Weser had four sons and one daughters from his first marriage and two sons from his second marriage.
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Erich Koch-Weser belonged to the left wing of the National Liberal Party, was an admirer of Friedrich Naumann and an advocate of abolishing the Prussian Dreiklassenwahlrecht.
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Erich Koch-Weser served as a member of the Upper chamber of the Prussian diet.
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Erich Koch-Weser kept that office under Chancellors Hermann Muller and Constantin Fehrenbach.
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Erich Koch-Weser left the government on 4 May 1921 and worked as an attorney in Berlin.
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Erich Koch-Weser changed his name to Koch-Weser in 1927, to distinguish himself from another member of parliament whose name was Erich Koch.
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In 1928, Erich Koch-Weser became Minister of Justice in the new government of Hermann Muller.
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Erich Koch-Weser attempted a fundamental reform of criminal law, but as the Zentrum demanded the Justice department, Koch-Weser lost his position in April 1929.
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Erich Koch-Weser then left politics and worked as a lawyer in Berlin.
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Erich Koch-Weser emigrated to Brazil where he bought a large coffee plantation called Fazenda Janeta near Rolandia in the state of Parana.
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Erich Koch-Weser died at Fazenda Janeta on 19 October 1944.
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Erich Koch-Weser was the grandfather of former World Bank executive and German politician Caio Koch-Weser.
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Erich Koch-Weser became the first ever honorary citizen of Delmenhorst in 1928.