Leo Rosenberg was a German jurist, a professor in Gottingen, Giessen, and Leipzig.
11 Facts About Leo Rosenberg
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Leo Rosenberg was born in Fraustadt, Province of Posen, German Empire to Michael Leo Rosenberg, a cigar manufacturer, and Emma nee Lichtenstein.
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Leo Rosenberg passed his Abitur in Fraustadt aged 17 after skipping one grade, he studied law at the Universities of Freiburg, Munich and Breslau.
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Leo Rosenberg passed his first legal exam in 1899 and received his doctorate in 1900: his dissertation concerned the burden of proof in civil law.
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Leo Rosenberg served his Referendary in Posen and passed his second legal exam in 1904, he habilitated in Gottingen in 1906.
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In 1932 Leo Rosenberg moved to the University of Leipzig, but was dismissed in 1934 according to the Law for the Restoration of the Professional Civil Service for being Jewish.
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Leo Rosenberg managed to work for a lawyer at the Reichsgericht in Leipzig for another two years.
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The Leo Rosenberg's took refuge in Stiefenhofen, Allgau were they eked out a precarious existence during the war years.
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Leo Rosenberg played an important role, including as dean, in rebuilding the law school.
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Leo Rosenberg was married to Hedwig Peter, daughter of Gustav Albert Peter, they had two sons and two daughters.
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Two sisters of Leo Rosenberg died in the Theresienstadt concentration camp.