Julius Georg Paul du Roi

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Julius Georg Paul du Roi (born June 20, 1754 in Braunschweig , † October 11, 1825 there ) was a German lawyer and director of the Braunschweig Poor's Asylum.

life and work

Weathered tombstone du Rois in the cathedral cemetery .

After studying at the universities of Helmstedt and Göttingen , du Roi received his doctorate in 1779 in Helmstedt and in 1780 he was an associate professor at the local law faculty. In June 1786 he was appointed assessor at the ducal court of Brunswick in Wolfenbüttel and in 1796 he was appointed court counselor at the court marshal's office in Brunswick.

In 1806, after the death of the founder Johann Anton Leisewitz, he became the first director of the Braunschweig Poor's Asylum and headed the poor administration of the Duchy of Brunswick, restored in 1814, with the rank of secret judicial councilor until his death in 1825.

A memorial was set for du Roi in the Brunswick cathedral cemetery . He left a legacy to the management of the poor, the interest of which was used to finance a feeding of the poor every year on his birthday.

The judge Georg August Wilhelm du Roi was his son.

Publications

Among other things, Du Roi published:

  • Biographies of the law teachers in Helmstadt, along with precise critical reports on their writings. A contribution to the scholarly history of the University of Helmstädt. 1789.
  • Systematic instruction for the knowledge of the sources and the literature of the Braunschweig-Wolfenbüttel private law. 1792.
  • Presentation of the principles and facilities of the Brunswick Poor's Asylum, in particular relation to the business to be taken care of by the poor carers. 1818.

He published treatises in the fields of Brunswick and Roman law in various magazines . Poems by him have also been published.

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personal data
SURNAME Du Roi, Julius Georg Paul
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German lawyer and Braunschweig councilor
DATE OF BIRTH June 20, 1754
PLACE OF BIRTH Braunschweig
DATE OF DEATH October 11, 1825
Place of death Braunschweig