Rudolf Sigmund von Holzschuher
Baron Rudolph Christoph Karl Sigmund von Holzschuher zu Harrlach and Thalheim-Aschbach (born January 22, 1777 in Nuremberg ; † July 20, 1861 ibid) was a German lawyer and politician .
Live and act
Holzschuher, who came from the patrician family of Holzschuher von Harrlach , began studying law at the University of Altdorf at the age of 18 . In addition to law, he was also interested in philosophy, and in 1797 he attended lectures by Johann Gottlieb Fichte at the University of Jena .
In 1799 he acquired the degree of Doctor iuris utriusque in Altdorf and was then appointed as a lawyer on April 2, 1799. In 1804 he became a syndic of the city of Nuremberg, in 1805 he was appointed "Imperial City Consultant".
In 1806 Holzschuher was the lawyer of Johann Philipp Palm , who had been imprisoned because of the book Germany in its deep humiliation , which appeared in his publishing house, which called for resistance against the French occupying forces. However , he could not prevent Palm's execution .
After the imperial city of Nuremberg was dissolved in 1806 and added to the Kingdom of Bavaria , Holzschuher campaigned for the legal clarification of the affairs of his hometown. One of his concerns was the assumption of the liabilities of the former imperial city, which was recently heavily indebted. This was decided in a law of July 22, 1819. He also tried to protect the interests of the old Nuremberg patrician families from the new authorities.
From 1825 he was repeatedly active as a member of the Bavarian assembly of estates . He published about his political activities in Munich in order to arouse public interest in politics and parliamentary work.
Holzschuher worked for the Nuremberg church administration founded in 1835.
In 1840 he was refused a new mandate. Then he wrote his main work, theory and case history of common civil law . This was very well received by experts, which is why it was published again in an expanded and revised edition in 1865, four years after his death.
Holzschuher was a holder of the honorary title of Justice Council .
literature
- Johann August Ritter von Eisenhart : Holzschuher, Rudolf Sigmund Freiherr von . In: Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (ADB). Volume 13, Duncker & Humblot, Leipzig 1881, pp. 32-34.
- Oscar Schneider : Article “Rud. Sigism. Mr. v. Clogs ” . In: Christoph von Imhoff (ed.): Famous Nuremberg residents from nine centuries . 2nd Edition. A. Hofmann Verlag, Nuremberg 1989, ISBN 3-87191-088-0 , p. 246 f .
Web links
- Literature by and about Rudolf Sigmund von Holzschuher in the catalog of the German National Library
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Holzschuher, Rudolf Sigmund von |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Holzschuher, Rudolf Sigmund Freiherr von; Holzschuher, Rudolf Siegmund Freiherr von; Holtzschuher, Rudolf Siegmund Freiherr von; Holtzschuher, Rudolf Sigmund Freiherr von; Holzschuher zu Harrlach and Thalheim-Aschbach, Rudolf Christoph Karl Sigmund Freiherr von |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German lawyer and politician |
| DATE OF BIRTH | January 22, 1777 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Nuremberg |
| DATE OF DEATH | July 20, 1861 |
| Place of death | Nuremberg |