Franz von Liszt

Franz von Liszt
Born(1851-03-02)2 March 1851
Died21 June 1919(1919-06-21) (aged 68)
EducationUniversity of Vienna (Ph.D.)
Political partyFree-minded People's Party (until 1910)
Progressive People's Party (from 1910)
MovementMarburg School
Relatives
Member of the Prussian House of Representatives for Potsdam 10
In office
26 June 1908 – 7 May 1913
Member of the Reichstag for Liegnitz 3
In office
7 February 1912 – 26 October 1918
Preceded byAugust Hoffmeister
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Franz Eduard Ritter von Liszt (2 March 1851 – 21 June 1919) was a German jurist, criminologist and international law reformer. As a legal scholar, he was a proponent of the modern sociological and historical school of law. From 1898 until 1917, he was Professor of Criminal Law and International Law at the University of Berlin and was also a member of the Progressive People's Party in the Prussian Chamber of Deputies and the Reichstag.