Dieter Meurer
Dieter Meurer (born August 11, 1943 in Heimersheim (Ahr) , † December 23, 2000 in Wiesbaden ) was a German legal scholar .
Life
Richard Lange's student ( Cologne ) did his doctorate with the thesis Fiction and Criminal Judgment and from 1979 held the chair for criminal law , criminal procedure law and legal philosophy at the Philipps University of Marburg , which he held until his sudden death. Meurer often pointed out that he was one of the successors in Marburg of the great criminal lawyer and founder of the prevention concept Franz von Liszt , who wrote criminal law history with his Marburg program.
Meurer was known for his lively lectures. With the establishment of the Institute for Legal Informatics at the Philipps University of Marburg and with his tenure as dean of several years, he was able to set important accents. In terms of university policy, Meurer was active in the CDU- affiliated university union, of which he was the regional chairman in Marburg and Hesse. An application to be President of Philipps University in 2000 was unsuccessful.
Meurer published numerous books and essays.
Meurer's students include the criminal law professors Eva Graul ( Heidelberg ) and Gerhard Wolf ( Frankfurt / Oder ), who completed their habilitation with him, as well as the business lawyer Axel Benning ( Bielefeld University of Applied Sciences ), the judge at the Federal Court of Justice Alfred Bergmann and the Mayor of Marburg Franz Kahle .
Meurer was married to the lawyer Dorothea Meurer-Meichsner and had three grown children.
reception
In memory of Dieter Meurer's achievements in the field of legal informatics, the German EDV Court Day together with juris GmbH has been awarding the Dieter Meurer legal informatics advancement award annually since 2003 . Previous winners include Barbara van Schewick for her dissertation Architecture and Innovation: The Role of the End-to-End Arguments in the Original Internet (2006).
Web links
- Literature by and about Dieter Meurer in the catalog of the German National Library
- Works by and about Dieter Meurer in the German Digital Library
- CV on the website of the University of Marburg
- Obituary on the website of the University of Marburg
- Information on the Dieter Meurer sponsorship award on the website of the German EDV Court Conference
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Meurer, Dieter |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German legal scholar |
| DATE OF BIRTH | August 11, 1943 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Heimersheim (Ahr) |
| DATE OF DEATH | December 23, 2000 |
| Place of death | Wiesbaden |