Eduard von Simson

Eduard von Simson
President of the Frankfurt Parliament
In office
December 1848 – May 1849
President of the North German Confederation's Parliament
In office
1867–1871
President of the Reichstag
In office
1871–1877
Succeeded byMax von Forckenbeck
President of the Reichsgericht
In office
1 October 1879 – 1 February 1891
Personal details
Born(1810-11-10)10 November 1810
Königsberg, Kingdom of Prussia
Died2 May 1899(1899-05-02) (aged 88)
Berlin, German Empire
Professionjurist

Martin Sigismund Eduard von Simson (10 November 1810 – 2 May 1899) was a German jurist and distinguished liberal politician of the Kingdom of Prussia and German Empire, who served as President of the Frankfurt Parliament as well as the first President of the German Parliament and of the Imperial Court. He was ennobled by Kaiser Frederick III in 1888.