Johann Konrad Sigismund Topp
Johann Konrad Sigismund Topp (born December 18, 1692 in Ilten , † February 25, 1757 in Helmstedt ) was a German legal scholar and professor at the University of Helmstedt .
Life
Johann Konrad Sigismund Topp was born in Ilten near Sehnde in what is now Lower Saxony , the son of the preacher Gottschalk Topp . From 1709 to 1711 he attended the monastery school in Ilfeld . In 1711 Topp enrolled in the register of the University of Jena to study law .
In 1715 he settled as a lawyer in Celle and in 1719 became extraordinary secretary of the Higher Appeal Court . For the young lawyers subordinate to him for training there, Topp developed his own textbooks and tables to make it easier for them to study law. In 1743 he turned down a position at the court in Hanover and in 1748 accepted an appointment as professor at the University of Helmstedt.
In his work as a professor, Topp focused particularly on the role of university lecturer and the training of students. The colleagues in the faculty, especially the church historian and professor of law Johann Georg Pertsch (1694–1754), on the other hand, made massive complaints about the quality of his academic work. Topp was therefore exempted from the task of drawing up legal notices and expert opinions by the university and was commissioned in 1753 to supervise the orphanage and the convictorium .
On February 25, 1757, Topp died of a blow river . Johann Konrad Sigismund Topp was married twice and left behind a daughter from his first marriage, two daughters and four sons from his second marriage.
Topp, who was one of the followers of the natural law specialist Christian Wolff , wrote mainly legal textbooks for the university.
Works (selection)
- Clear instruction of the rights customary in Germany, together with a table of the history of legal science , Dresden 1742
- Instruction of the feudal rights, including the corresponding tables of the Breviarii , Halle 1752
- Systematic and practical instruction for easy learning of the rights , Helmstedt 1756
- Complete instruction on common rights with attached tables , Hall 1781
literature
- Topp, Johann Konrad Sigismund . In: Joachim Rückert, Jürgen Vortmann: Lower Saxony lawyers . Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht, Göttingen 2003, p. 429, ISBN 3-525-18241-4
- Sabine Ahrens: The teaching staff of the University of Helmstedt (1576-1810) (= publications of the district lakes Helmstedt . No. 7 ). District of Helmstedt, Kreismuseen, Helmstedt 2004, ISBN 3-937733-70-1 , p. 235 f .
- Dieter Lent: Topp, Johann Konrad Sigismund . In: Horst-Rüdiger Jarck, Dieter Lent u. a. (Ed.): Braunschweigisches Biographisches Lexikon: 8th to 18th century . Appelhans Verlag, Braunschweig 2006, p. 705, ISBN 3-937664-46-7
- Paul Zimmermann : Topp, Johann Konrad Sigismund . In: Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (ADB). Volume 38, Duncker & Humblot, Leipzig 1894, pp. 449-451.
- Johann Georg Meusel : Lexicon of the German writers who died from 1750 to 1800 , Volume 14. Verlag Gerhard Fleischer, Leipzig 1815, pp. 101-102
- Johann Christoph Strodtmann, Ferdinand Stosch (eds.): The new learned Europe , volume 14. Verlag Johann Christoph Meißner, Wolfenbüttel 1759, pp. 794-800
Web links
- Works by and about Johann Konrad Sigismund Topp in the German Digital Library
- Publications by and about Johann Konrad Sigismund Topp in VD 17 . (No entries on February 22, 2018)
- Publications by and about Johann Konrad Sigismund Topp in VD 18 .
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Topp, Johann Konrad Sigismund |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German legal scholar and professor at the University of Helmstedt |
| DATE OF BIRTH | December 18, 1692 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Ilten |
| DATE OF DEATH | February 25, 1757 |
| Place of death | Helmstedt |