Michael A. Reisner
1868–1928 (age 60)
Biography
Michael A. Reisner was a prominent Russian jurist whose legal scholarship and expertise contributed significantly to Russian jurisprudence and legal thought. His work in law reflected the intellectual currents of late nineteenth and early twentieth-century Russia, as legal scholars grappled with questions of justice, governance, and social order.
Reisner's professional contributions to Russian legal studies remain part of the intellectual heritage of Russian law. His interment at Donskoe cemetery reflects the esteem in which he was held as a legal scholar and thinker whose work influenced Russian legal discourse during a period of profound social and political change.