Magdalene Schoch, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Magdalene Schoch

German jurist

Date of Birth: 15-Feb-1897

Place of Birth: Würzburg, Bavaria, Germany

Date of Death: 06-Nov-1987

Profession: writer, lawyer, jurist

Nationality: Germany

Zodiac Sign: Aquarius

Maria Magdalene Schoch (February 15, 1897, Würzburg - November 6, 1987, Falls Church, Fairfax, Virginia) was a German lawyer and in 1932 the first woman in Germany to habilitate in the law.
In 1937, she emigrated to the United States for political reasons, where she continued her work.
She earned her doctor of laws in 1920 from the University of Würzburg, her thesis being "English War Legislation Against Enemy Corporations" and thereafter became a research assistant to Albert Mendelssohn-Bartholdy.