Ludwig Simon was born in 1819. He became a lawyer in the town of

Trier Trier ( , ; lb, Tréier ), formerly known in English as Trèves ( ;) and Triers (see also names in other languages), is a city on the banks of the Moselle in Germany. It lies in a valley between low vine-covered hills of red sandstone in the ...

in the Rhineland of Germany. Known for his democratic beliefs, Simon was elected to the

Frankfurt National Assembly The Frankfurt Parliament (german: Frankfurter Nationalversammlung, literally ''Frankfurt National Assembly'') was the first freely elected parliament for all German states, including the German-populated areas of Austria-Hungary, elected on 1 Ma ...

in 1848 and 1849. In that assembly, he joined the "left wing" of the democratic group, which included

Lorenzo Brentano Lorenzo Brentano (November 4, 1813 – September 18, 1891) was a German revolutionary and journalist who served as President of the Free State of Baden during the 1849 Baden Revolution. Following the failure of the revolutions, he and many o ...

and

Arnold Ruge Arnold Ruge (13 September 1802 – 31 December 1880) was a German philosopher and political writer. He was the older brother of Ludwig Ruge. Studies in university and prison Born in Bergen auf Rügen, he studied in Halle, Jena and Heidelberg. ...

. Following the dissolution of the Frankfurt Assembly, Simon emigrated to Switzerland. Simon died in 1872.Biographical note contained in the ''Collected Works of Karl Marx and Frederick Engels: Volume 10'', (International Publishers: New York, 1978) p. 734.

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1819 births 1872 deaths 19th-century German lawyers People from Trier Members of the Frankfurt Parliament People from the Rhine Province {{Germany-politician-stub