Eduard Lasker

Eduard Lasker (born Oct. 14, 1829, Jarotschin, Posen, Prussia [now Poznań, Pol.]—died Jan. 5, 1884, New York City) was a Prussian Liberal conspicuous for his opposition to Bismarck; he was one of the most important parliamentarians of the German Empire. After legal training he joined the Prussian government service and became a judge. Lasker was a deputy in the Prussian diet from 1865 to 1879 and in the Reichstag of the North German Confederation and...