Bernhard Windscheid
Bernhard Windscheid (26 June 1817 – 26 October 1892[1]) was a German jurist and a member of the pandectistic school of law thought.
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| Born | Josef Hubert Bernhard Windscheid 26 June 1817 |
| Died | 26 October 1892 (aged 75) |
| Resting place | Neuen Johannisfriedhof |
| Spouse | Charlotte Windscheid (Pochhammer) |
| Children | 4 (including Käthe Windscheid) |
He became famous with his essay on the concept of a legal action, which sparkled a debate with Theodor Muther that is said to have initiated the studies of the processal law as we know it today. Windscheid's thesis established the modern German law concept of Anspruch (roughly, a legally enforceable claim), distinguishing it from the Roman law concept of actio.
His principal work was his Lehrbuch des Pandektenrechts, and this was the main source of inspiration for the German Civil Code – the BGB. Between 1873 and 1883, Windscheid was part of the commission in charge of the drafting of the German Civil Code.
Additionally, Windscheid worked as a teacher at several universities in Germany and Switzerland, including Basel, Greifswald, München, Heidelberg, and Leipzig.
Family
Bernhard Windscheid married the artist Auguste Eleanore Charlotte "Lotte" Pochhammer (1830–1918) on 4 November 1858.[2] Four recorded children resulted from this marriage. The eldest, Käthe Windscheid (1859–1943) achieved prominence as a women's rights activist and as a pioneer of women's education. Franz Windscheid (1862–1910) was also something of a pioneer in his chosen field: he was a neurologist. The younger two children, Charlotte and Margarete, were twins.[3]
Published works
A full bibliography of Windscheid is provided by Felix Klein.[4] His major works include:
- Windscheid, Bernhard (1847). Zur Lehre des Code Napoleon von der Ungültigkeit der Rechtsgeschäfte (in German). Düsseldorf: Verlag von Julius Buddeus.
- —— (1850). Die Lehre des römischen Rechts von der Voraussetzung (in German). Düsseldorf: Verlagsbuchhandlung von Julius Buddeus.
- —— (1856). Die Actio des römischen Civilrechts vom Standpunkte des heutigen Rechts (in German). Düsseldorf: Verlagshandlung von Julius Buddeus.
- —— (1857). Die Actio: Abwehr gegen Dr. Theodor Muther (in German). Düsseldorf: Verlagshandlung von Julius Buddeus.
- —— (1878). Zwei Fragen aus der Lehre von der Verpflichtung wegen ungerechtfertigter Bereicherung (in German). Leipzig: Verlag von Alexander Edelmann.
- —— (1862). Lehrbuch des Pandektenrechts (in German). Vol. I (1 ed.). Düsseldorf: Verlagsbuchhandlung von Julius Buddeus.
- —— (1865). Lehrbuch des Pandektenrechts (in German). Vol. II, 1 (1 ed.). Düsseldorf: Verlagsbuchhandlung von Julius Buddeus.
- —— (1866). Lehrbuch des Pandektenrechts (in German). Vol. II, 2 (1 ed.). Düsseldorf: Verlagsbuchhandlung von Julius Buddeus.
- —— (1870). Lehrbuch des Pandektenrechts (in German). Vol. III (1 ed.). Düsseldorf: Verlagsbuchhandlung von Julius Buddeus.
- 3. ed., Düsseldorf 1870. Vol. I Archived 27 March 2020 at the Wayback Machine, Vol. II Archived 27 March 2020 at the Wayback Machine and Vol. III (in German).
- 5. ed., Stuttgart 1879. Vol. I Archived 27 March 2020 at the Wayback Machine, Vol. II Archived 27 March 2020 at the Wayback Machine and Vol. III Archived 27 March 2020 at the Wayback Machine (in German).
- 6. ed., Frankfurt 1887. Vol. I Archived 27 March 2020 at the Wayback Machine, Vol. II Archived 27 March 2020 at the Wayback Machine and Vol. III Archived 27 March 2020 at the Wayback Machine (in German).
- 9. ed., Leipzig, 1906, ed. by Theodor Kipp, is the edition usually cited.
- —— (1904). Oertmann, Paul (ed.). Gesammelte Reden und Abhandlungen (in German). Duncker & Humblot.
References
- "Prof. Dr. jur. Josef Hubert Bernhard Windscheid". Catalogus Professorum Lipsiensium (in German). Archived from the original on 16 October 2020. Retrieved 16 October 2020.
- Dr. Manfred Leyh (2013). "Windscheid, Charlotte (geborene Pochhammer)". Biografie. Susann Hänel i.A. Stadt Leipzig (1000 Jahre Leipzig - 100 Frauenporträts). Retrieved 27 December 2018.
- Gerlinde Kämmerer (2015). "Windscheid, Katharina (Käthe) Charlotte Friederike Auguste (Dr. phil.)". Biografie. Susann Hänel i.A. Stadt Leipzig (1000 Jahre Leipzig - 100 Frauenporträts). Retrieved 27 December 2018.
- Klein, Felix (2014). Bernhard Windscheid 26.6.1817–26.10.1892. Schriften zur Rechtsgeschichte. Vol. 168. Berlin: Duncker & Humblot. pp. 450–458. doi:10.3790/978-3-428-54118-8. ISBN 9783428541188.
Further reading
- Falk, Ulrich (1989). Ein Gelehrter wie Windscheid: Erkundungen auf den Feldern der sogenannten Begriffsjurisprudenz. Ius Commune Sonderheft (in German). Vol. 38. Frankfurt am Main: Klostermann. ISBN 978-3-465-01866-7.
- Hamza, Gabor (2009). Entstehung und Entwicklung der modernen Privatrechtsordnungen und die römischrechtliche Tradition (in German). Budapest. pp. 193–199. ISBN 9789632840956.
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