Reichsgericht

highest court in Germany from 1879 to 1945
Organization supreme_court Q512552
Reichsgericht
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Reichsgericht

Summary

Reichsgericht is a supreme court[1]. Reichsgericht draws 63 Wikipedia views per month (supreme_court category, ranking #24 of 131).[2]

Key Facts

  • Reichsgericht is in the country of German Reich[3].
  • Reichsgericht's image is recorded as Leipzig Reichsgericht.jpg[4].
  • Reichsgericht's instance of is recorded as supreme court[5].
  • Reichsgericht's headquarters location is recorded as Reichsgericht building[6].
  • Reichsgericht's GND ID is recorded as 2029577-7[7].
  • Reichsgericht's part of is recorded as Ordentliche Gerichtsbarkeit[8].
  • Reichsgericht's Commons category is recorded as Reichsgericht[9].
  • Reichsgericht's chairperson is recorded as Eduard von Simson[10].
  • Reichsgericht's chairperson is recorded as Erwin Bumke[11].
  • Reichsgericht's chairperson is recorded as Walter Simons[12].
  • Reichsgericht's chairperson is recorded as Heinrich Delbrück[13].
  • Reichsgericht's chairperson is recorded as Otto von Oehlschläger[14].
  • Reichsgericht's chairperson is recorded as Karl Gutbrod[15].
  • Reichsgericht's chairperson is recorded as Rudolf Seckendorff[16].
  • +1879-01-01T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Reichsgericht[17].
  • Reichsgericht was dissolved in +1945-10-30T00:00:00Z[18].
  • Reichsgericht's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0gy75m[19].
  • Reichsgericht's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Reichsgericht[20].
  • Reichsgericht's applies to jurisdiction is recorded as Nazi Germany[21].
  • Reichsgericht's applies to jurisdiction is recorded as Weimar Republic[22].
  • Reichsgericht's applies to jurisdiction is recorded as German Empire[23].
  • Reichsgericht's described by source is recorded as Das neue deutsche Reichsgericht zu Leipzig[24].
  • Reichsgericht's replaced by is recorded as Federal Court of Justice of Germany[25].
  • Reichsgericht's replaced by is recorded as Supreme Court of East Germany[26].
  • Reichsgericht's Kalliope-Verbund is recorded as 2029577-7[27].

Body

Founding

+1879-01-01T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Reichsgericht[17].

Identity

Reichsgericht's part of is recorded as Ordentliche Gerichtsbarkeit[8].

Leadership

Chairpersons include Eduard von Simson[10], a jurist[28], 1810–1899[29], of Kingdom of Prussia[30], awarded the Order of the Black Eagle[31]; Erwin Bumke[11], a judge[32], 1874–1945[33], of German Reich[34], awarded the Goethe Medal for Art and Science[35]; Walter Simons[12], a judge[36], 1861–1937[37], of German Reich[38], awarded the Adlerschild des Deutschen Reiches[39]; Heinrich Delbrück[13], a judge[40], 1855–1922[41], of Germany[42]; Otto von Oehlschläger[14], a judge[43], 1831–1904[44], of German Empire[45], awarded the Order of the Black Eagle[46]; and Karl Gutbrod[15], a judge[47], 1844–1905[48], of Germany[49], awarded the honorary doctor of the University of Tübingen[50].

Operations

Reichsgericht's headquarters location is recorded as Reichsgericht building[6].

Dissolution

Reichsgericht was dissolved in +1945-10-30T00:00:00Z[18].

Why It Matters

Reichsgericht draws 63 Wikipedia views per month (supreme_court category, ranking #24 of 131).[2] Reichsgericht has Wikipedia articles in 11 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[51] Reichsgericht is known by 8 alternative names across languages and contexts.[52]

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Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

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  2. [51] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [52] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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