Lorenz Schwietz
Prussian executioner (1850ā1925) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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This article is about the executioner. For the prelate, see Roger Lawrence Schwietz.
Lorenz Schwietz (25 July 1850 ā May 1925, in Breslau) was Royal Prussian executioner (German: Scharfrichter) from 21 June 1900 to 29 January 1914.[1] Responsible for carrying out capital punishment in the Prussian provinces,[2] he executed a total of 120[1] to 123 people, primarily by beheading with an axe, but also with guillotines.[3]