Étienne Schmit
Étienne Schmit (22 October 1889 – 19 December 1937) was a Luxembourgish politician and jurist.
Biography
Schmit was born in Rambrouch, Luxembourg on October 22, 1886.[1] Schmit studied law and became a lawyer and a Justice of the Peace.[1]
Schmit served in the Chamber of Deputies in the governments of Pierre Prüm, as Director-General of Finance and Public Instruction, from 1925–1926.
He sat in the communal council of Luxembourg City from 1929–1931. He was also, for a time, the President of the Commercial Court.[1]
Schmit served again in the Chamber of Deputies in the governments of Joseph Bech (1932–1937), and Pierre Dupong (1937). In 1932, he became the Director General of Public Works, Commerce, and Industry and later Director General of Public Works and Justice.[1]
In 1937, he became Minister for the Interior.[1] Schmit died in office later that year.[1] The same year, his daughter, Yvonne, married the sculpter, Lucien Wercollier; she went on to be a dentist.[2]
References
- ^ a b c d e f "Le grand livre de classe – Etienne Schmit (1886-1937)". The Government of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg (in French). Retrieved 2026-03-19.
- ^ "Quand Lucien descendait à l'atelier, la magie opérait" [When Lucien went down to the workshop, magic happened]. Nationalmusée um Fëschmaart (The National Museum at the Fish Market) (in French). Retrieved 2026-03-19.
Yvonne, his wife [was an] only child, born in 1910, she studied at university in Paris and became friends with Maysie, Lucien's sister. It was love at first sight. Yvonne's father, Etienne Schmit, a lawyer, judge, and later a government minister, was fond of Lucien but didn't see him as the best match... in 1937, the two married. Yvonne was an emancipated woman and a pioneer. She practiced as a dentist throughout her career.