Ernst Friedrich Günther

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Ernst Friedrich Günther (born October 21, 1789 in Leipzig ; † August 30, 1850 there ) was a German lawyer and translator .

Life

Ernst Friedrich Günther was born in Leipzig as the son of the lawyer Johann Gottfried Friedrich Günther. He learned at the Thomas School in Leipzig and from 1806 studied law at the University of Leipzig . At first he practiced his future profession under the direct guidance of his father, who was distinguished by his solid knowledge of the law and many years of experience. Soon he became an essential support, partly in its extensive and varied practice, partly in the administration of large court estates, until he, matriculated as a lawyer and notary , began to practice himself. In 1810 he graduated with the inaugural dissertation De actionum ex negotio cambiali oriundarum natura et praescriptione for Doctor of Law .

Günther soon gained a lot of trust in his strict legality and excellent knowledge. In the first few years of his practice, he was given the courts of Oelzschau, Kömmlitz, Mölbis mit Tragis, Wachau as well as Alt- and Neusellerhausen in quick succession .

In 1830 Günther was appointed as a full assessor in the law faculty in Leipzig. He stayed there until the establishment of the royal judicial council in Leipzig , which was responsible for issuing judgments for patriotic disputes , to which he was transferred as the first judicial council and at the same time was appointed associate professor for law at the university and a member of the examination committee for law students. He held this position until the end of his life. He was also senior court attorney and consistorial advocate at the Leipzig Consistory . As an academic teacher, he primarily read about the art of referring and decreeing in front of an auditorium that was always very numerous . His lectures, both comprehensible and thorough, certainly contributed to the fame that the Saxon judiciary authorities enjoyed.

As a master of the Latin language , Günther devoted himself to studying the old classics in addition to his professional business. Evidence of this is given by several translations by Latin poets, to whom he felt drawn because of his own poetic talent, which were received with much acclaim in the literary world. Horace's odes and songs for the secular celebration (Leipzig 1822) first appeared , then Horace's Letters and Chosen Epodes (Leipzig 1824), then Tibullus' Elegies (1825) and finally Horace's Complete Works (1830). He has also written articles in legal journals and, in his capacity as a faculty member, has written several esteemed disputations and programs.

Günther found his greatest happiness in the family environment. In order not to disturb this, he refused an application made to him in 1829 to join the royal justice ministry in Dresden as a councilor, just as he later (1829 and 1835) could not make up his mind to accept the position of a councilor in the appellate court or higher Appeal court in Dresden to be accepted.

Günther always maintained great modesty. Despite his withdrawn life, he was well known. In 1849 he received the Knight's Cross of the Royal Saxon Order of Merit . The following year he died in Leipzig at the age of 60.

His older brother was the lawyer Karl Friedrich Günther .

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SURNAME Günther, Ernst Friedrich
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German lawyer and translator
DATE OF BIRTH October 21, 1789
PLACE OF BIRTH Leipzig
DATE OF DEATH August 30, 1850
Place of death Leipzig