biography
pronunciation:
[rikhter]
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| lived:
| (1838–1906)
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| biography:
| German politician, lawyer, and political economist, born in Düsseldorf, W Germany. As one of the first professional politicians he was an opponent of social democracy. A member of the Reichstag (1867–1906), he became leader of the Deutsche Fortschrittspartei, the Freisinnige Partei (from 1884), and the Freisinnige Volkspartei (from 1893). He was committed to the ideals of the 1848 revolution. |
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