Georg Joseph Wedekind
Georg Joseph Wedekind (often also Georg Josef Wedekind ; born July 6, 1739 in Fulda , † August 11, 1789 in Heidelberg ) was a German lawyer and university professor .
Life
Wedekind was the son of the legal scholar Franz Ignaz Wedekind . He studied law at the University of Heidelberg . In 1760 he received the Lic. Iur. In 1762 he became an associate professor at the university. In 1763 he became an adjunct at his father's chair , and he also held a professorship in state and imperial history. In 1773 he was promoted to Dr. iur. utr. PhD , full professor of natural law and councilor of the Electoral Palatinate.
Wedekind was administrator of the Heidelberg University Library and a member of the Palatinate Academy of Sciences . In 1786 he wrote new statutes for the University of Heidelberg.
Works (selection)
- Dissertatio de Ottone illustri , Heidelberg 1767.
- De origine iuris naturae , Haener, Heidelberg 1771.
- Dissertation inauguralis juris publici de domaniis dominorum territorialium , Mannheim 1773.
- Regnum Germaniae ante Auream Bullam electivum , Heidelberg 1776.
literature
- Christoph Weidlich : Biographical news of the now living legal scholars in Germany , Volume 2, Hemmerde, Halle 1781, pp. 438-440.
- Johann Friedrich von Schulte : Wedekind, Georg Josef . In: Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (ADB). Volume 41, Duncker & Humblot, Leipzig 1896, p. 396.
Web links
- Works by and about Georg Joseph Wedekind in the German Digital Library
- Wedekind, Georg Josef on leo-bw.de
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Wedekind, Georg Joseph |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Wedekind, Georg Josef |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German lawyer and university professor |
| DATE OF BIRTH | July 6, 1739 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Fulda |
| DATE OF DEATH | August 11, 1789 |
| Place of death | Heidelberg |