Jacobo Schaulsohn
Jacobo Schaulsohn | |
|---|---|
| President of the Chamber of Deputies | |
| In office 24 May 1961 – 18 December 1962 | |
| Preceded by | Raúl Juliet |
| Succeeded by | Hugo Miranda Ramírez |
| Member of the Chamber of Deputies | |
| In office 15 May 1949 – 15 May 1965 | |
| Constituency | 7th Departmental Grouping (Santiago) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | February 24, 1917 |
| Died | September 11, 1995 (aged 78) |
| Party | Radical Party |
| Spouse | Catalina Brodsky Berstein |
| Children | Four, including Jorge Schaulsohn |
| Parent(s) | Marcos Schaulsohn and Rebeca Numhauser |
| Alma mater | University of Chile |
| Occupation | Lawyer, professor, politician |
Jacobo Schaulsohn Numhauser (Santiago, 24 February 1917 – ibid., 11 September 1995) was a Chilean lawyer, professor and politician, member of the Radical Party of Chile. He served as Deputy of the Republic for Santiago between 1949 and 1965 and as President of the Chamber of Deputies of Chile from 1961 to 1962.[1]
Biography
Born in Santiago to Marcos Schaulsohn and Rebeca Numhauser, of Ashkenazi-Jewish descent. He studied at the Liceo Manuel Barros Borgoño and earned a law degree from the University of Chile, being admitted to the bar in 1941.
He served in the Intendancy of Santiago, represented Chile as delegate to the United Nations General Assembly in 1950, and taught in the Faculty of Law of the University of Chile, where he contributed to early debates on higher-education reform.[2]
Married to Catalina Brodsky Berstein, he had four children, including the future deputy Jorge Schaulsohn.
Within the Radical Party, he led the Juventud Radical and later the National Assembly, consolidating the secular-progressive line of post-war radicalism.
Parliamentary career
Elected deputy for the 7th Departmental Grouping (Santiago) in 1949, Schaulsohn was re-elected in 1953, 1957 and 1961. He took part in the Standing Committees on Constitution, Legislation and Justice, Finance, and Foreign Affairs.
On 24 May 1961 he was chosen President of the Chamber of Deputies, serving until 18 December 1962. His tenure was marked by procedural modernization and the strengthening of parliamentary commissions.
After leaving Congress in 1965, he continued academic and institutional work. In 1971 he was appointed member of the Constitutional Court, by agreement between the Senate and the Executive. He also participated in drafting the University of Chile Higher Education Bill (1981).
Legacy
Schaulsohn promoted Jewish integration within public service and is considered a exemplar of mid-century radicalism in Chile.[3]
References
- ^ "Parliamentary Biography: Jacobo Schaulsohn Numhauser". Library of the National Congress of Chile. Retrieved 10 May 2024.
- ^ De Ramón Folch, Armando (2003). Biografías de chilenos: miembros de los Poderes Ejecutivo, Legislativo y Judicial 1876-1973. Santiago: Ediciones Universidad Católica de Chile.
- ^ "Los Mosqueteros" (PDF). La Palabra Israelita. 20 July 2012. Retrieved 10 May 2024.
Bibliography
- Armando de Ramón Folch. Biografías de chilenos: miembros de los Poderes Ejecutivo, Legislativo y Judicial 1876-1973. Ediciones Universidad Católica de Chile, Santiago, 2003.
- Luis Valencia Avaria. Anales de la República: textos constitucionales de Chile y registro de los ciudadanos que han integrado los Poderes Ejecutivo y Legislativo desde 1810. Editorial Andrés Bello, Santiago, 1986.
- Los Mosqueteros. La Palabra Israelita, 20 July 2012.