What is Walter Simons?
'''Walter Simons''' (24 September 1861 in [[Elberfeld]] - 14 July 1937 in [[Nowawes]]) was a [[Germany|German]] politician. He was president of the [[German Supreme Court]] from 1922 to 1929. After the death of [[Friedrich Ebert]] in February [[1925]] he was the second acting [[Reich President|president]] of the [[Weimar Republic]] from 12 March 1925 to 12 May 1925 (the first acting president was [[Hans Luther]]) when the next president, [[Paul von Hindenburg]], was elected and assumed office. {{Commonscat}} {{GermanPresidents}} {{bio-stub}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Simons, Walter}} [[Category:1861 births]] [[Category:1937 deaths]] [[Category:Chief justices]] [[Category:German academics]] [[Category:German judges]] [[Category:Politicians from North Rhine-Westphalia]] [[Category:Presidents of the Weimar Republic]] [[Category:Foreign ministers of Germany]]