Max Alsberg

Max Alsberg (16 October 1877 – 11 September 1933) was a famous criminal lawyer of the Weimar Republic.

Born(1877-10-16)16 October 1877

Bonn, Prussia, Germany

Died11 September 1933(1933-09-11) (aged 55)

Samedan, Switzerland

OccupationLawyer

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Max Alsberg
Memorial plaque in Berlin
Born	(1877-10-16)16 October 1877 Bonn, Prussia, Germany
Died	11 September 1933(1933-09-11) (aged 55) Samedan, Switzerland
Occupation	Lawyer

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Alsberg worked primarily as a criminal defense lawyer; he defended Karl Helfferich in 1920 and Carl von Ossietzky in 1931. He also wrote plays (Voruntersuchung in 1927, and Konflikt). His best known contribution to legal science is the handbook Der Beweisantrag im Strafprozess.

Max Alsberg committed suicide by gunshot on 11 September 1933.^[1]