Justus Georg Chladni

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Justus Georg Chladni, also: Chladenius (* September 1701 in Uebigau ; † June 9, 1765 in Dresden ) was a German professor of law in Wittenberg .

Life

Justus Georg was born as the son of the former pastor Martin Chladni and his wife Charitas (née Sieber). With his father he enjoyed his first steps in education and was sent by him to the grammar school in Schulpforte . On October 19, 1714, he enrolled at the University of Wittenberg and initially focused on philosophical studies. After acquiring the academic degree as a Master of Philosophy on October 17, 1721, he lectured at the university himself.

He continued to pursue studies with a focus on law and wrote his first disputations in this context. Soon he gained academic honors at the law school with the acquisition of the licentiate on January 5, 1723 and he became a doctor of law on March 13, 1725 . In 1731 he became professor of feudal law at the side of Augustin Leyser and, on May 17, 1732, extraordinary assessor at the Faculty of Law. Chladni accompanied Leyser in the initial phase of the "Usus moderna" on the Leucorea. His abilities had also been noticed at the Saxon court in Dresden and on June 7, 1734 he was called to Dresden as a councilor of appeal , where he died while serving in the state.

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personal data
SURNAME Chladni, Justus Georg
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Chladni, Justus Georg (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German legal scholar
DATE OF BIRTH September 1701
PLACE OF BIRTH Uebigau
DATE OF DEATH June 9, 1765
Place of death Dresden