Carl Degenhard Menzen

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Carl Degenhard Menzen (born June 17, 1849 in Monschau ; † March 23, 1931 in Frankfurt am Main ) was a German lawyer (Dr. jur.), Judge and author of numerous legal writings and legal commentaries , many of which appeared in several editions.

Life

Menzen was born the son of a notary . After attending grammar school in Bonn and various stations during his studies and legal clerkship , he was appointed magistrate in Daaden in 1880 . From 1888 to 1897 he was a district judge in Hechingen , where he inadvertently became the starting point of an escalating wave of lawsuits in 1889, the so-called Hechinger watering can trials . In 1897 he was transferred to Frankfurt am Main , where he held the position of a royal district judge until his retirement in 1921.

Between 1886 and 1902 Menzen was the author and editor of numerous legal publications, of which the German Citizens Register is the best known. With the help of numerous case studies, the German Citizens Register was intended to bring the German Civil Code (BGB), which came into force on January 1, 1900, closer to even an inexperienced reader . Since historically different legal systems had been applied in the German Reich for historical reasons and the citizens were not familiar with the new laws, the book met with great demand and was also a commercial success for Carl Degenhard Menzen.

In 1911 he was awarded the Order of the Red Eagle, 4th class. He was also a holder of the Prussian Order of the Crown, 4th class.

Publications (selection)

  • Law concerning the establishment of testamentary dispositions in the district of the Higher Regional Court in Frankfurt am Main of June 28, 1886, published by P. Hanstein, Bonn, 1887
  • Lamprecht's statute, published by P. Hanstein, Bonn, 1887
  • The Guardianship Ordinance of July 12, 1875, published by P. Hanstein, Bonn, 1888
  • Law relating to trade and business cooperatives of May 1, 1889, Stephanus Verlag, Trier, 1889
  • General mining law for the Prussian states, published by F. Schöningh, Paderborn, 1890
  • Reich Law, Concerning Disability and Old Age Insurance, published by F. Schöningh, Paderborn, 1890
  • Reich law on the trade in foodstuffs, luxury goods and everyday objects of May 14, 1879, published by Ferdinand Schöningh, Paderborn, 1891
  • Rural community ordinance from 1891 for the seven eastern provinces of the Prussian monarchy, published by Carl Meyer, Hanover, 1891
  • German extradition treaties, published by F. Schöningh, Paderborn, 1891
  • The protection of workers under the Reich Law of June 1, 1891, Heine Verlag, Berlin, 1891
  • On the question of appeal in criminal matters, Carl Meyer Verlag, Hanover, 1899
  • German Citizens' Book, published by Ferdinand Dümmlers (Dümmler), Berlin, 1901
  • Disability and old age insurance in the version of the Invalidenversicherungsgesetz v. July 13, 1899, published by F. Schöningh, Paderborn, 1902

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Hessisches Hauptstaatsarchiv Wiesbaden, Dept. 460, Regional Court Frankfurt a. M., No. P 66.
  2. ↑ Ibid.
personal data
SURNAME Menzen, Carl Degenhard
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Menzen, Karl Degenhard
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German lawyer, judge and author
DATE OF BIRTH June 17, 1849
PLACE OF BIRTH Monschau
DATE OF DEATH March 23, 1931
Place of death Frankfurt am Main