Eduard Lasker

Eduard Lasker
Portrait of Eduard Lasker
Member of the Reichstag (German Empire)
In office 21 March 1871 – 5 January 1884
Constituency	Sachsen-Meiningen 2 (1881–1884) Meiningen 2 (1871–1881)
(North German Confederation)
In office 1867–1871
Constituency	Sachsen-Meiningen 2
Personal details
Born	Jizchak Lasker (1829-10-14)14 October 1829 Jarotschin, Province of Posen, Prussia
Died	5 January 1884(1884-01-05) (aged 54) New York, New York, United States
Nationality	German
Occupation	Politician, jurist

Eduard Lasker (born Jizchak Lasker) (14 October 1829 – 5 January 1884) was a German politician and jurist. Inspired by the French Revolution, he became a spokesman for liberalism and the leader of the left wing of the National Liberal party, which represented middle-class professionals and intellectuals. He promoted the unification of Germany during the 1860s and played a major role in codification of the German legal code. Lasker at first compromised with Chancellor Otto von Bismarck, who later strenuously opposed Lasker regarding freedom of the press. In 1881, Lasker left the National Liberal party and helped form the new German Free Thought Party.^[1]