Eugen Richter (July 30, 1838 - March 10, 1906) was a German politician and journalist. July 30 is the 211th day (212th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 154 days remaining. ... 1838 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... March 10 is the 69th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (70th in Leap years). ... 1906 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... A politician is an individual involved in politics. ... A journalist is a person who practices journalism, the gathering and dissemination of information about current events, trends, issues and people. ...

In 1864 Richter said farewell for the work as a civil servant and entered into parliament and journalism. His liberal attitude had caused much annoyance already before that. He achieved renown for his essay Über die Freiheit des Schankgewerbes. The Magdeburger Spukgeschichte of 1862 brought in a disciplinary procedure. However it was printed in the Niederrheinischen Volkszeitung and in the Magdeburger Zeitung. Later he was elected the mayor of Neuwied, but the election result was not confirmed by the president of the provincial government. He became a parliamentary correspondent of the Elberfelder Zeitung to Berlin and established thus also political contacts. In 1867 Richter entered the Reichstag as a member of the Left liberals, and since 1869 he was also a member of the Prussian Lower House. 1864 was a leap year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... Liberalism is an ideology, or current of political thought, that attempts to maximise individual liberty through a system of rights under law, in a system allowing economic competition and competition of ideas within a defined framework. ... 1862 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... 1867 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... 1869 is a common year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ...

He was the most influential leader of the German Progress Party (Deutsche Fortschrittspartei), since 1884 of the German Freeminded Party (Deutsche Freisinnige Partei), and since 1893 of the Freeminded People's Party (Freisinnige Volkspartei). Beside that he was one of the greatest critics of the policy of Otto von Bismarck as well as the National Liberal Party and the Social Democrats. From 1885 to 1904 he was the chied editor of the liberal newspaper Freisinnige Zeitung. The German Progress Party (Deutsche Fortschrittspartei or DFP) was the first modern political party with a programm in Germany, founded by the liberal members of the Prussian Lower House in 6 June 1861. ... Prince Otto Eduard Leopold von Bismarck-Schönhausen, Duke of Lauenburg (April 1, 1815 – July 30, 1898) was one of the most prominent European aristocrats and statesmen of the nineteenth century. ... The National Liberal Party (Nationalliberale Partei) was a German political party which flourished between 1867 and 1918. ...

See also

• Liberalism in Germany
• Liberalism

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External links

• Eugen Richter Biographical Remarks, by David M. Hart