Laserson Matityahu (1888)

Laserson (Lasersohn) Matityahu (02.02.1888, Mitava) – public figure.

In 1910, Matityahu Laserson graduated from the Law Faculty of St. Petersburg University. In 1910-1920, he was a private lecturer at St. Petersburg University. Later, he was a professor at the Commercial Institute in Riga. Member of the administrative council of the Jewish Agency (Sokhnut). Participated in all post-war Zionist congresses, member of the central committee of the Social Zionist Party, member of the board of Keren Kayemet. Member of the board of the Jewish-Russian Society in Riga. Member of the International Association for the Protection of Minority Rights in The Hague. He was invited to Berlin and Heidelberg Universities to give a series of lectures. He became the author of works on national minorities (‘Nationality and State Structure,’ ‘On the International Settlement of the Jewish Question,’ ‘Staat souveranitat und minoritat,’ ‘The Palestinian Mandate’). Author of ‘Law and Banality’ and a number of works in the field of constitutional law, general law, and philosophy. Collaborated with Annuaire de L'institut Droit de public.