Christian Friedrich von Glück

The Lynckersche Palais , Christian Friedrich von Glück's residence in Erlangen, around 1825

Christian Friedrich Glück , from 1827 by Glück , (born July 1, 1755 in Halle (Saale) , † January 20, 1831 in Erlangen ) was a German legal scholar. He is considered an important representative of the Usus modernus pandectarum .

life and work

Christian Friedrich Glück studied at the University of Halle from 1770 to 1776 , and received his doctorate on April 16, 1777. After seven years as a private lecturer in Halle, he decided to go to Erlangen University in 1784 and became the fifth professor of law there. At that time he lived in Friedrichstrasse. 35. The municipal music school is now located in this house, near Bohlenplatz. In his memory, a plaque is attached to the facade of the building with the inscription “This is where pandectist Prof. Dr. Christian Friedrich von Glück (1784-1831) “wears.

In 1785 he married Wilhelmine Elisabeth Geiger. The marriage resulted in two sons, Christian Carl von Glück (1791–1867) and Christian Wilhelm Glück (1810–1866), and a daughter. Christian Friedrich von Glück died on January 20, 1831 in Erlangen.

His main work is the detailed explanation of the Pandects (Erlangen 1790–1830, 34 vols.). The method of dealing with the Justinian late antique pandects ( Latin digests) is attributed to the late phase of the Usus modernus pandectarum .

In Erlangen, a street was named after Christian Friedrich von Glück in 1884: Glückstraße. In 1827 he was awarded the Order of Merit of the Bavarian Crown , with which the ennoblement was connected.

literature

Christian Friedrich von Glück: An attempt at a detailed explanation of the Pandects after Hellfeld a commentary for my audience. 2 vols. Palm, Erlangen 1790.
- I. Theil ( digitized and full text in the German text archive )
- Zweyter Part udT Detailed explanation of the Pandects after Hellfeld a commentary for my listeners. ( Digitized and full text in the German text archive )
- Improvements and additions to the first volume of the Lucky Commentary on the Pandects. For the owners of the first edition. Palm, Erlangen 1798. ( Digitized and full text in the German text archive )
- Corrections and additions to the second volume of the Lucky Commentary on the Pandects. For the owners of the first edition. Palm, Erlangen 1791. ( digitized and full text in the German text archive )
Alessandro Hirata : The completion of the usus modernus pandectarum: Christian Friedrich von Glück (1755-1831). Savigny Journal 123 (2006), 330–342.
Roderich von Stintzing : Glück, Christian Friedrich von . In: Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (ADB). Volume 9, Duncker & Humblot, Leipzig 1879, pp. 253-256.
Gabor Hamza: Origin and development of modern private legal systems and the Roman law tradition. Budapest 2009, 186-189.

Web links

Commons : Christian Friedrich von Glück - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

↑ Uwe Wesel : History of the law. From the early forms to the present . 3rd revised and expanded edition, Beck, Munich 2006, ISBN 3-406-47543-4 . Marg. 247.

personal data
SURNAME	Glück, Christian Friedrich von
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Good luck, Christian Friedrich
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Legal scholar
DATE OF BIRTH	July 1, 1755
PLACE OF BIRTH	Hall
DATE OF DEATH	January 20, 1831
Place of death	gain

[1] Uwe Wesel : History of the law. From the early forms to the present . 3rd revised and expanded edition, Beck, Munich 2006, ISBN 3-406-47543-4 . Marg. 247.