HEINZE, RUDOLF (1865-1928), German politician, son of Max Heinze, the philosopher and the editor of Uberweg's Grundriss der Geschiclite der Philosophie, was born at Oldenburg on July 22, 1865. He served in the Saxon department of justice. He sat in the Reichstag (1907-11) with the National Liberals. For two years during the war (1916-18) he was under-secretary of State in the Turkish ministry of justice. After the revolution he joined the new German People's party, founded by Strese= mann and other former National Liberals. In June 1920 he was asked to form a Government, but gave up the attempt since he could not secure the co-operation of the Social Democrats. He was minister of justice and vice-chancellor in the Fehrenbach (June 1920–May 1921) and Cuno (Nov. 1922–Aug. 1923) cabi nets. He was nominated commissioner of the Reich in Saxony during the troubles of 1923, and in this capacity, supported by armed force, dismissed the Socialist-Communist Government. In 1926 he presided over the consular court in Egypt. Heinze died at Dresden on May 16, 1928.