Johannes Balthasar Wernher

Johannes Balthasar Wernher (also: von Wernher ; * 1677 in Rothenburg ob der Tauber ; † November 11, 1743 in Vienna ) was a German legal scholar and mathematician.

Life

Coming from a middle-class background, he attended the University of Leipzig , where in 1697 he acquired the academic degree of a master's degree in philosophy. In Leipzig he had given private lectures on mathematics, on December 15, 1699, he became an adjunct at the philosophical faculty of the University of Wittenberg and that same year professor of lower mathematics.

In Wittenberg he completed legal studies and was licentiate in law on December 21, 1700 . At his request, Elector August II granted him an extraordinary professorship in law in 1701, and after he received his doctorate in both rights on September 22, 1701 , he was given a full professorship on May 1, 1702 and became on February 17, 1718 he first professor of the law faculty as full professor, director of the Wittenberg consistory .

After he was Vice-Rector in the summer semester of 1707 and also Rector of the Wittenberg Academy in 1713 and 1725 , he was appointed Court and Justice Councilor in Dresden . He was also noticed at the Imperial Court in Vienna. There he became Imperial Councilor in 1729, and in November 1731 he was appointed by Emperor Charles VI. Elevated to the status of an imperial baron and confirmed by Emperor Karl VII. in May 1743 as an imperial court councilor. However, before he could leave Vienna, he died there.

Works

Selection of his works in chronological order:

Disp. De praecipuo ana yseos mathematicae fundamento. Leipzig 1697
Disp. Metaphysica de potentia causativa. Leipzig 1697
Disp. De secondo analyzeos mathematicae fondamento. Leipzig 1697
Diss. De tertio, eoque ultimo analyzeos mathematicae fundamento. Leipzig 1697
Diss. De actionum moralium, quae juris naturalis objectum constituunt, materali atque formali. Leipzig 1697
Disp. Physica de saporibus, eorumque differentiis. Leipzig 1698
Diss. De obligatione matrimonii secundum legem naturae. Leipzig 1698
De norma actionum humanarum. Leipzig 1698
De moralitate simulationis aulicae. Leipzig 1698
Diss. Moralis de religione homnis secundum legem naturae. Leipzig 1698
Diss. In qua genuinae methodi leges naturales investigandi uberior demonstratio. Leipzig 1698
De jure parentum & liberorum secundum legem naturae. Leipzig 1698
De principiis officiorum humanorum internis. Leipzig 1699
Diss. In qua judicum de praecipuis nonnullis scriptoribus juris naturae proponitur. Leipzig 1699
Diss. De quaestione: an violenta defensio adversus aggressorem in causa necessitatis sit permessa? Leipzig 1699
De naturali homicidiorum quorundam impunitate. Leipzig 1699
De apodicta moralium ceritudine. Leipzig 1699
De modo obligationem hominum qua talium mutuam scientifice demonstrandi. Leipzig 1699
De transpositione aequationum indeque resulandibus earum finibus. Leipzig 1699
Diss. Mathematica de variis arcuum in circulo, & angulorum finibus per analysin speciosam demonstratis. Leipzig 1700
De aequationibus quator dimensionum. Leipzig 1701
De juramentorum varietate eorumque in foro usu. Wittenberg 1701
De causula derogatoria testamento adjecta. Wittenberg 1701
De auctoritate juris civilis circa obligationes naturales. Wittenberg 1701
De exceptione causalis interitus. Wittenberg 1702
De jurisprudentia & jure in genra. Wittenberg 1702
De continentia causarum. Wittenberg 1703
Elementa juris Naturae & Gentium. Wittenberg 1704 a. 1720
De aulasus cum libera in mandatis extrajudicialibus omni jure superslua. Wittenberg 1705
Quando libellus Princii datus litis contestationem faciat. Wittenberg 1706
De obligatine alteri per alterum quaerenda. Wberg 1707
Selectre consulusiones forenses . Wittenberg 1707
De potestate Principis circa novas nuptias malitoso desertori statim post sententiam concedendas. Wittenberg 1708
Theses miscellaneae ex vatio jure desumtae. Wittenberg 1709
De benefico competentiae generatim speciatimque nobilibus concesso. Wittenberg 1709
Selectae observationes forenses, P. I & II. Wittenberg 1710
De citione aliisque processus judiciarii captibus. Wittenberg 1710
De eo, quod in piis causis impium est. Wittenberg 1710
Positiones practicae circa materiam probationis. Wittenberg 1710
Manuale Pandectarum. Wittenberg 1711
De juribus vicariorum SR Imp. In aurea bulla non exprensis. Wittenberg 1711 a. 1717
De vivicariatu quoad jura Vicariorum SR Imp. In aurea bulla non espressa. Wittenberg 1711 a. 1717
Seletae Observat. Forenses. Wittenberg 1711
De usuris per modum intresse ultra alterum tantum non exigendis. Wittenberg 1711
De juramento haeredum. Wittenberg 1712
De jurisdictione ductu compendii juris Lauterbachiani. Wittenberg 1713
De redinregrando matrimonio. Wittenberg 1713
De Procurationibus. Wittenberg 1713
Observationes ad Caroli VI. Capitulationem. Wittenberg 1713
Progr. De notabilioribus quaestionibus circa privatam ultionem injuriarum in Saxonia. Wittenberg 1714
Electa forensia. Wittenberg 1715
De jure repressaliorum inter Principipes Imperii. Wittenberg 1715
De libera facultate in eligendo vitae genere liberis permittenda. Wittenberg 1715
Selectae observationes forenses, PV VI, VII, Vol. IV & V. Wittenberg 1716
De reconventione ante finitam conventionem in foro Saxonico instituenda. Wittenberg 1716
De vi & efficacia juramentorum in confirmandis causis matrimonialibus. Wittenberg 1716
De jure circa honoris Senatoris in genre, speciatimque Hexapolitanis competente. Wittenberg 1716
De fructibus in Trebellianicam imputantis. Wittenberg 1716
De probatione Landsassiatus ex fitu terrarum. Wittenberg 1717
De praescriptione immemoriali. Wittenberg 1718
Progr. Contra Beceri Diss. De jure & acceptatione Promissi pro altero facti. Wittenberg 1718
De cerebrina certitudine corporis delicti. Wittenberg 1719
De incertitudine Medicinae, Progr.Wittenberg 1719
De modo obligationem heminum, qua valium, mutuam scientifice demonstrandi. Wittenberg 1719
De usu beneficii deliberandi aliorumque juris Romani Capitum. Wittenberg 1720
Dissertationes juris naturalis. Wittenberg 1721
De collazione nepotum aliisque juris capitibus. Wittenberg 1721
De catione, de recepito aliisque juris capitibus adversus dissentientes asteritis. Wittenberg 1721
Selectae observationes forenses, Pars IX & X. Vol. Vi. Wittenberg 1722
Progr. De rebus mancipi & nec mancipi. Wittenberg 1722
De actione cessa adversus confidejussorem in solidum competente. Wittenberg 1722
De erroribus fori circa bona utensilia uxori a marito tradita emendadis. Wittenberg 1723
De Pactis dotalibus. Wittenberg 1723
Select. Observat. Repertory. Wittenberg 1723
Judica de praecipuis scriptor. Juris Nat. Wittenberg 1723
Principia jurisprud. Form. Wittenberg 1723
Selctae observationes forenses ex materia de practis dotibus. Wittenberg 1723
De modo, Donatones ob agnationem Liberorum ex L. 8. C. de revoc. Donat. Retractandi, ad solas largitiones patroni in libertum collatas pertante. Wittenberg 1724
De commissariorum a Principipe dator. Potestate subdelegandi. Wittenberg 1724
De licta & seine usuarum exactione hujusque poenis Wittenberg 1724
De possetione haereditatis sine bona fide & justo titulo plane invalida. Wittenberg 1724
De jure Hagenstolziatus. Wittenberg 1724
De obligatione ex pacto futurorum sponsaliorum. Wittenberg 1724
Diss. To Princceps Imperii Privato, Mutuum repetendi, exceptionem illiciti soenoris & usurariae pravitatis recte objiciat & hic propteres inquisitioni & poenis in hoc Crimen constitutius subjiciciendus sit? Wittenberg 1725
De beneficio ordis s. excussionis. Wittenberg 1725
Enunciata Fori hodierni. Wittenberg 1725
Vindiciae Diss. De obligatione ex pacto sponsalitio. Wittenberg 1726
Principia juris ecclesiasticici Protestantium. Wittenberg 1726
De superioritate territoriali, Noblibus im mediatis SRJ Competente. Wittenberg 1727
De Reservato Ecclesiastico. Wittenberg 1727
De effectu Trandiionis rerum immobilium ailodialium sine judiciali investitura, inprimis moto Creditorun, Concursa. Wittenberg 1727
De jure affigendi publice mandata vogthelae immediatae contra centenam asserto. Wittenberg 1727
Diss. Num judicum institutum contra Susannam uni alterive juri Conveniat? Wittenberg 1727
De usu juris Justinianei in judiciis Germaniae non exiguto. Wittenberg 1727
De evidentia ac certitudine demonstrationum moralium. Wittenberg 1727
Diss. De Condictione indebiti, iniqua Judicis sententia absoluto & solventi haud competente. Wittenberg 1728

literature

Wernher, Johann Balthasar, Freyherr von. In: Johann Heinrich Zedler : Large complete universal lexicon of all sciences and arts . Volume 55, Leipzig 1748, columns 483-487.
Matriculation of the University of Wittenberg
Walter Friedensburg : History of the University of Wittenberg. Max Niemeyer, Halle (Saale) 1917
Joachim Hruschka : The Saxon lawyer Johann Bathasar Wernher and the principle of generalization in ethics. In: Juristische Schulung 1992, p. 283
Heinz Kathe : The Wittenberg Philosophical Faculty 1502–1817 (= Central German Research. Volume 117). Böhlau, Cologne / Weimar / Vienna 2002, ISBN 3-412-04402-4 .

Web links

Literature by and about Johannes Balthasar Wernher in the catalog of the German National Library
Works by and about Johannes Balthasar Wernher in the German Digital Library

Individual evidence

^ Johann Georg Megerle von Mühlfeld : Austrian Adels-Lexikon des eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, containing all persons who were elevated to the various degrees of German-Hereditary or imperial nobility by the sovereigns of Austria because of their services to the imperial state. Vienna 1824, p. 113.

personal data
SURNAME	Wernher, Johannes Balthasar
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Wernher, Johann Balthasar von
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	German legal scholar and mathematician
DATE OF BIRTH	1677
PLACE OF BIRTH	Rothenburg ob der Tauber
DATE OF DEATH	November 11, 1743
Place of death	Vienna

[1] Johann Georg Megerle von Mühlfeld : Austrian Adels-Lexikon des eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, containing all persons who were elevated to the various degrees of German-Hereditary or imperial nobility by the sovereigns of Austria because of their services to the imperial state. Vienna 1824, p. 113.