Julius Frank (lawyer)

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Julius Frank's grave in one of the courtyards of the Law Faculty of the University of São Paulo

Johann Julius Gottfried Ludwig Frank or Julius Frank (* December 8, 1808 in Gotha ; † June 19, 1841 in São Paulo ) was a German lecturer at the Law Faculty of the University of São Paulo .

Career

Its origin is unclear. In biographical representations from the 19th century it is mentioned several times that he came from a mediatized noble family. In more modern representations, on the other hand, it is said that he was of Jewish origin. Still others speak of the fact that he was the son of a master bookbinder.

He himself was democratic . During his studies in Göttingen, he joined an opposition fraternity and had to flee abroad after the failed assault on the Frankfurt Hauptwache .

In Brazil he lived under the name Julius Frank, initially as a clerk. He was noticed by a wealthy Brazilian who made it possible for him to return to an academic career. Frank taught history and philosophy in São Paulo. He mainly taught Kant and Fichte . He also tried to introduce the fraternity system in Brazil. Strictly speaking, he founded the first Brazilian fraternity (Portuguese: Bucha ) with some students . Even in the imperial era , the Bucha was of great importance for the establishment of republican liberalism in Brazil. At the beginning of the Brazilian Republic there were actually several members of the Bucha Federal Presidents.

He is at a pneumonia died (pneumonia). As a Protestant, he could not be buried in a Catholic cemetery. His grave is therefore on one of the courtyards of the university building of the law faculty and was decorated with flowers by students for a long time after his death.

literature

  • Instituto Histórico e Geográfico Brasileiro (ed.): Dicionário Biobibliográfico de Sócios Estrangeiros: Século XIX. - Rio de Janeiro, 2001.
  • Instituto Histórico e Geográfico Brasileiro (ed.): Dicionário Biobibliográfico de Historiadores, Geógrafos e Antropólogos Brasileiros. - Rio de Janeiro, 1991-1998.

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Jan Peter Schmidt: Codification of Civil Law in Brazil. Tübingen 2009, p. 44.
  2. ^ The German contribution to building the Brazilian nation. Freiburg 1955, p. 291.
  3. ^ Afonso Schmidt: A Sombra de Júlio Frank. São Paulo: USP, 2008 .
  4. ↑ a b Herbert Carvalho: A herança liberal de Júlio Frank. In: Revista Problemas Brasileiros. No. 388 - July / August 2008; Year 46.So Paulo: SESC-SP, 2008 ( Memento from November 27, 2012 in the web archive archive.today ). Retrieved January 3, 2014 (Portuguese).
  5. ^ Oskar Canstatt: Republican Brazil in the past and present. Leipzig 1899, p. 331 . - Alfred W. Sellin: The Brazilian Empire. Leipzig 1885, p. 137.
personal data
SURNAME Frank, Julius
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Frank, Johann Julius Gottfried Ludwig
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German lawyer
DATE OF BIRTH December 8, 1808
PLACE OF BIRTH Gotha
DATE OF DEATH June 19, 1841
Place of death São Paulo