Auguste Liesch
Jean-Baptiste Auguste Liesch (18 August 1874 – 13 March 1949) was a Luxembourgish liberal politician, writer, and civil servant. He held the positions of Director-General for Justice and Director-General for Public Works in the government of Émile Reuter from 28 September 1918 to 15 April 1921. A member of the Liberal League, Liesch resigned from the government along with Michel Welter in 1921 in order to hold to account the majority Party of the Right.
Also recorded as Jean-Baptiste Auguste Liesch
Auguste Liesch

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- Johann-Baptist August Liesch.
- Born
- sources differ (1874 and 1874).
- Died
- 1949.
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Jean-Baptiste Auguste Liesch (18 August 1874 – 13 March 1949) was a Luxembourgish liberal politician, writer, and civil servant. He held the positions of Director-General for Justice and Director-General for Public Works in the government of Émile Reuter from 28 September 1918 to 15 April 1921. A member of the Liberal League, Liesch resigned from the government along with Michel Welter in 1921 in order to hold to account the majority Party of the Right.
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Recorded at birth as Johann-Baptist August Liesch. Born in 1874, died in 1949.
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- 1.Arrêté grand-ducal du 28 septembre 1918 portant nomination de MM. Nicolas Welter, Auguste Liesch, Alphonse Neyens et Auguste Collart aux fonctions de Directeurs généraux. Mémorial. 28 septembre 1918.
- 2.Arrêté grand-ducal du 15 avril 1921 accordant démission honorable à MM. Nicolas Welter, Auguste Liesch et Antoine Pescatore, Directeurs généraux. Mémorial. 15 avril 1921.
- 3.Liste des membres du Conseil d'État depuis 1857. conseil-etat.public.lu.
- 4.Avis mortuaire de Monsieur Auguste Liesch. Luxemburger Wort. 15 mars 1949 lire en.
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- Allerhand. Editions Emile Borschette. 1988. 41012950.
- Allerhand an d'Maus Ketti. Éditions du Centre. 1966. 1071523277.
- Gesamtwierk. Éditions J.-P. Krippler-Muller. 1979. 74535871.
- Im Schatten des Eichenhofes. Éditions P. Worré-Mertens. 1940. 72221250.
- D'Maus Kätti. Éditions Schortgen. 2013. 978-2-87953-175-5.
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