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 by	Max 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
Died	2 May 1899(1899-05-02) (aged 88) Berlin, German Empire
Profession	jurist

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.