August Egger

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August Egger, around 1914

August Egger (born June 27, 1875 in Waldkirch ; † December 16, 1954 in Zurich ) was a Swiss lawyer and university professor .

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August Egger was the son of the businessman Johann August Egger and the painter Sophie Looser. He studied law at the Ludwig Maximilians University in Munich , the University of Leipzig , the Friedrich Wilhelms University in Berlin and the University of Bern . In Bern, he received his doctorate in 1900 at Eugen Huber Dr. iur. and then completed his habilitation at the Friedrich Wilhlems University in Berlin with a thesis on asset liability and mortgage under Franconian law . In 1904 he was appointed professor for Swiss civil law at the University of Zurich . In this position he taught until his age-related retirement in 1944. From 1912 to 1914 he was rector of the university. From 1905 to 1923 August Egger was also a substitute judge and member of the Zurich Court of Cassation . August Egger published fundamental comments on the Swiss Civil Code , in particular on personal and family law . Last but not least, his contributions to labor law were recognized by trade unions.

The estate of August Egger is located in the Central Library Zurich .

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Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Gottfried Weiss: Professor August Egger [Nekrolog] . In: University of Zurich (ed.): Annual report 1954/55 . Zurich 1955, p. 76–78 ( archiv.uzh.ch [PDF; accessed on January 31, 2020]).
  2. ↑ Eduard Eichholzer: A fighter for popular law: August Egger . In: Union review . tape 59 , no. 10 , 1967, p. 274–279 ( e-periodica.ch [accessed January 9, 2020]).
  3. ^ Holdings: Nachl. A. Egger 1-27. Central Library Zurich. link
personal data
SURNAME Egger, August
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Swiss lawyer and university professor
DATE OF BIRTH June 27, 1875
PLACE OF BIRTH Waldkirch
DATE OF DEATH December 16, 1954
Place of death Zurich