Johann Fritz (legal scholar)
Johann Adam Fritz (born January 24, 1799 in Lindenfels , Odenwald; † June 1, 1878 in Freiburg im Breisgau ) was a German legal scholar and professor of Roman law .
Life
Fritz studied in Gießen from 1816 , where he received his doctorate in 1821 and completed his habilitation in 1822. During his studies in 1816 he became a member of the Ehrenspiegelburschenschaft . In 1825 he became an associate professor in Freiburg im Breisgau and a full professor in 1827. He held this office until 1874.
In the 49 years of his time in Freiburg, Fritz read about Roman legal history, institutions of Roman law and pandects ; in addition, he offered exegesis and internships on Roman law.
From a scientific point of view, Fritz emerged primarily with revisions to textbooks on Roman law (Mackeldey's textbook on Roman law; J. v. Wening-Ingenheim, textbook on common civil law) and also wrote a number of articles.
literature
- Wilhelm Behaghel: Johann Adam Fritz , in: Badische Biographien . Vol. 1, p. 265 f. ( Digitized version )
- Cajetan Jäger (Ed.): Literary Freiburg im Breisgau . Freiburg i. Br. 1839, p. 54 ff. ( Digitized version )
- Albert Teichmann : Fritz, Johann Adam . In: Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (ADB). Volume 49, Duncker & Humblot, Leipzig 1904, p. 156.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ^ Paul Wentzcke : Fraternity lists. Second volume: Hans Schneider and Georg Lehnert: Gießen - The Gießen Burschenschaft 1814 to 1936. Görlitz 1942, C. Christian-teutsche Burschenschaft so-called. Honor mirror fraternity. No. 20.
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| SURNAME | Fritz, Johann |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Fritz, Johann Adam (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German legal scholar and professor of Roman law |
| DATE OF BIRTH | January 24, 1799 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Lindenfels , Odenwald |
| DATE OF DEATH | June 1, 1878 |
| Place of death | Freiburg in Breisgau |