Johann Karl von der Becke
Johann Karl von der Becke (born May 27, 1756 in Iserlohn ; † August 21, 1830 in Pauscha ) was a German lawyer and minister in the Duchy of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg .
Life
Von der Becke studied law in Halle and Göttingen . He did his doctorate on aspects of the Peace of Westphalia as Dr. jur. and worked as a private lecturer in Göttingen. In the area of customary commercial law, von der Becke played a pioneering role in systematisation and codification.
In 1782 he became a councilor in Gotha. In his will, Duke Ernst II instructed von der Becke to sort, order and, if necessary, destroy his papers. In 1799 he was sent to Weimar to negotiate a reform of the University of Jena with Johann Wolfgang von Goethe . Under Duke August von der Becke became head of the state government. In 1814 or 1815 he was appointed a member of the secret ministry and chancellor. Von der Becke gave up his position as Chancellor of the Duchy in 1823 and left the Secret Council in 1826. He had the title of a real secret council.
As an author, he wrote some legal writings and published some casual poems. A number of letters from him have also survived.
literature
- August Beck : Becke, Johann Karl von der . In: Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (ADB). Volume 2, Duncker & Humblot, Leipzig 1875, p. 219.
- Friedrich Facius : The directing ministers of the Thuringian states 1815-1918 . In: Klaus Schwabe (Ed.): The governments of the German medium and small states. 1815–1933 (= German leadership classes in modern times. Volume 14 = Büdinger research on social history. Volume 18). Boldt, Boppard am Rhein 1983, ISBN 3-7646-1830-2 , p. 261.
Fonts
- Dissertatio Inavgvralis De Die Decretorio Pace Westphalica Posito Maxime Ad Paragraphos XXV. Et XXVI. Art. V. Instrvmenti Osnabrvgensis / Qvam ... Pro Svmmis In Vtroqve Ivre Honoribvs Rite Obtinendis The XXIII. Octobr. ARS MDCCLXXVI. ... Pvblico Ervditorvm Examini Svbmittit Avctor Ioannes Carolvs Von Der Becke Iserloensis. Gottingae: Rosenbusch, 1776
- On the general usefulness of several parts of positive jurisprudence. : In addition to an advertisement of his summer lectures and a plan of action, exchange and sea law . Göttingen: Dieterich, 1777
- Poems by the privy councilor Becke zu Gotha . Gotha 1821
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Report in: Addition to the scholarly Götting ads. February 20, 1779 digitized
- ^ Mathias Schmoeckel: Legal history of the economy: Since the 19th century. Tübingen, 2008 p. 94 digitized
- ^ The Origin of Goethe's Works: In Documents. P. 253 digital copy
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Becke, Johann Karl von der |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German lawyer and state minister |
| DATE OF BIRTH | May 27, 1756 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Iserlohn |
| DATE OF DEATH | August 21, 1830 |
| Place of death | Package |