Otto Bähr

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Otto Bähr's grave in the main cemetery in Kassel

Otto Bähr (born June 2, 1817 in Fulda , † February 17, 1895 in Kassel ) was a German lawyer and politician.

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Bähr was the son of a regimental doctor and studied law and camera science in Göttingen , Marburg and Heidelberg . In 1848 he was a member of a commission to draw up a code of civil procedure in Kurhessen . In 1849 he became a senior judge in Kassel. In the domestic political dispute, he supported Ludwig Hassenpflug's opponents . He was therefore transferred to Fulda in 1851, but was later able to return to Kassel. In 1857 Bähr received an honorary doctorate from the University of Marburg . However, Bähr always turned down offers and appointments from various universities. In 1863 he was appointed judge of higher appeal. With the incorporation of Kurhessen into the Prussian state , Bähr was taken over into the Prussian judicial service. He was appointed to the Higher Appeal Court for the new provinces, which later merged with the Superior Court. From 1879 to 1881 he was a Reich judge at the Reich Court in Leipzig . He eventually had to give up the post because of a nervous condition.

Bähr was also active as the author of numerous influential legal writings. He also emerged as a critic of contemporary trends in law. His work Der Rechtsstaat , published in 1864, is significant . A publicistic sketch that was fundamental for the development of the modern concept of the rule of law .

From 1867 to 1870 Bähr was first a member of the North German and then from 1871 to 1880 of the German Reichstag . He was also a member of the Prussian House of Representatives from 1867 to 1879 . In the parliaments he represented the constituency of Kassel 2 (city and district of Kassel - district of Melsungen). He belonged to the factions of the National Liberal Party . Bähr was a member of the Reich Justice Commission in 1875/76.

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  1. ↑ Martin Schermaier : The determination of the essential error from the glossators to the BGB (= research on the modern history of private law. Volume 29). Böhlau Verlag Wien / Köln / Weimar 2000, section 10, The error law discussion between the theory of explanation, trust and will , pp. 537-606 (551 f.).
  2. ↑ Bernd Haunfelder , Klaus Erich Pollmann : Reichstag of the North German Confederation 1867-1870. Historical photographs and biographical handbook (= photo documents on the history of parliamentarism and political parties. Volume 2). Droste, Düsseldorf 1989, ISBN 3-7700-5151-3 , photo p. 60, short biography p. 373.
  3. ^ Fritz Specht, Paul Schwabe: The Reichstag elections from 1867 to 1903. Statistics of the Reichstag elections together with the programs of the parties and a list of the elected representatives. 2nd Edition. Carl Heymann Verlag, Berlin 1904, p. 148; see. also A. Phillips (Ed.): The Reichstag elections from 1867 to 1883. Statistics of the elections for the constituent and North German Reichstag, for the customs parliament, as well as for the first five legislative periods of the German Reichstag. Verlag Louis Gerschel, Berlin 1883, p. 96; Compare also short biography in: Georg Hirth (Ed.): German Parliament Almanach . 9th edition of May 9, 1871. Verlag Franz Duncker, Berlin 1871, p. 155.
  4. ↑ Bernhard Mann (arrangement) with the assistance of Martin Doerry , Cornelia Rauh , Thomas Kühne: Biographisches Handbuch für das Prussische Abrafenhaus 1867–1918 (= handbooks on the history of parliamentarism and political parties. Volume 3). Droste, Düsseldorf 1988, ISBN 3-7700-5146-7 , p. 52; on the election results compare Thomas Kühne: Handbook of Elections to the Prussian House of Representatives 1867–1918. Election results, election alliances and election candidates (= handbooks on the history of parliamentarism and political parties. Volume 6). Droste, Düsseldorf 1994, ISBN 3-7700-5182-3 , pp. 642-644.

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SURNAME Bähr, Otto
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Baehr, Otto
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German lawyer and politician, MdR
DATE OF BIRTH June 2, 1817
PLACE OF BIRTH Fulda
DATE OF DEATH February 17, 1895
Place of death kassel