Bernhard Kamnitzer
German jurist and Senator
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Bernhard Kamnitzer (25 October 1890 – 15 July 1959) was a German jurist and Senator of the Free City of Danzig.
Bernhard Kamnitzer | |
|---|---|
| Born | 25 October 1890 |
| Died | 15 July 1959 (aged 68) |
| Education | Königliche Technische Hochschule zu Danzig |
| Alma mater | University of Königsberg |
| Occupation | Jurist |
| Political party | Social Democratic Party of the Free City of Danzig |
| Other political affiliations | CV |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | German Empire |
| Conflict | WWI |
Biography
Kamnitzer was born in Dirschau, he studied law at the Universities of Danzig and Königsberg.[1] Kamnitzer served in World War I and was severely wounded, he later worked as a lawyer and a judge in Free City of Danzig. He was a member of the executive board of the Centralverein deutscher Staatsbürger jüdischen Glaubens, of the Social Democratic Party of the Free City of Danzig and the Danzig parliament in 1924-28. He was Senator (minister) for Finances of the Free City of Danzig between 1928 and 1931.[2] In 1938 Kamnitzer emigrated to Great Britain and later to the United States, where he became President of the American Danzig Association.[3]
Kamnitzer died in New York City.[4]