Adolf von Scheurl

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Christoph Gottlieb Adolf Freiherr Scheurl von Defersdorf , also Freiherr von Scheurl (born January 7, 1811 in Nuremberg ; † January 23, 1893 ibid) was a German legal scholar , especially in canon law .

Life

Adolf Scheurl von Defersdorf belonged to an aristocratic family originally from Swabia and belonging to the Nuremberg patriciate since 1729 . From 1827 he studied at the Universities of Erlangen and Munich . In 1827 he became a member of the Arminia Erlangen fraternity . After completing his studies, he was an assessor at courts in Erlangen and Nuremberg from 1831 and received his doctorate in Roman law in 1834 . From 1834 he worked as a private lecturer in Erlangen . He completed his habilitation in Erlangen in 1836, was appointed associate professor in 1840 and full professor in 1845. In 1856 he received the title of Doctor of Theology from the theological faculty of the University of Erlangen. He retired in 1881.

In addition to his academic activities, he was a member of the Old Liberals of the Second Chamber of the Bavarian Parliament from 1845 to 1849 .

On November 8, 1884 Scheurl was raised to the Bavarian baron class in Munich and enrolled in the baron class on December 3, 1884.

In addition to numerous pamphlets with predominantly ecclesiastical content, he also wrote several recognized specialist books. From 1857 he was also co-editor of the Journal for Protestantism and Church .

Works

  • Textbook of the institutions , Erlangen 1850 online
  • Contributions to the processing of Roman law , 2 volumes, Erlangen 1851–1871
  • Further articles , 2 issues, Erlangen 1884–1886
  • On the teaching of the church regiment , Erlangen 1862
  • Confessional Church and Regional Church , Erlangen 1868
  • Collection of canonical treatises , 4 parts, Erlangen 1872–1874
  • The development of ecclesiastical marriage law , Erlangen 1877
  • Common German marriage law , Erlangen 1882

Awards

literature

  • Emil Sehling .:  Scheurl von Defersdorf, Adolf Freiherr . In: Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (ADB). Volume 54, Duncker & Humblot, Leipzig 1908, pp. 3-6.
  • Christoph A. Stumpf:  Scheurl von, Adolf. In: New German Biography (NDB). Volume 22, Duncker & Humblot, Berlin 2005, ISBN 3-428-11203-2 , p. 716 f. ( Digitized version ).
  • Alois von Brinz , E. Hölder: Two treatises from the Roman right. Adolf von Scheurl presented on the 50th anniversary of his doctorate on behalf of the law faculties in Munich and Erlangen . 1884.
  • Christoph A. Stumpf: Canon law as the right of confession. The connection between Erlangen's theology and historical jurisprudence in the life and work of Adolf von Scheurl , dissertation (1998), Law Faculty of the University of Munich, in: Munich University Writings, Treatises on Basic Legal Research, Volume 82, Aktiv Druck & Verlag, Ebelsbach 1999

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Helge Dvorak: Biographical Lexicon of the German Burschenschaft. Volume I: Politicians. Sub-Volume 5: R – S. Winter, Heidelberg 2002, ISBN 3-8253-1256-9 , pp. 230-231.
  2. ^ Genealogisches Handbuch des Adels , Adelslexikon Volume XII, Page 404, Volume 125 of the complete series, CA Starke Verlag, Limburg (Lahn) 2001, ISBN 3-7980-0825-6

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personal data
SURNAME Scheurl, Adolf von
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Scheurl, Christoph Gottlieb Adolf Freiherr von; Scheurl von Defersdorf, Christoph Gottlieb Adolf Freiherr
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German canon lawyer
DATE OF BIRTH January 7, 1811
PLACE OF BIRTH Nuremberg
DATE OF DEATH January 23, 1893
Place of death Nuremberg