Wilhelm Girtanner
Wilhelm Girtanner (born July 17, 1823 in Schnepfenthal , Thuringia , † July 28, 1861 in Kiel ) was a German legal scholar.
Wilhelm Girtanner studied philosophy and philology in Bonn and Jena from 1841–43 , then turned to law and attended the universities of Berlin , Rostock and Heidelberg from 1844–1847 .
After he had passed the legal state examination in Gotha in 1848 , he completed his habilitation as a private lecturer in Jena that same year , became an associate professor there in 1850, an associate professor of the Schöppenstuhl in 1851 and a full professor of Roman law in Kiel in 1853. He died here on July 28, 1861.
His most important writings are: The guarantee (Jena 1851); Legal cases relating to Puchta's pandects (Jena 1852; 4th edition by Wilh. Langenbeck, 1869); Stipulation and its relationship to the nature of the contractual obligation (Kiel 1859).
literature
- Emil Julius Hugo Steffenhagen: Girtanner, Wilhelm . In: Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (ADB). Volume 9, Duncker & Humblot, Leipzig 1879, p. 191.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Girtanner, Wilhelm |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German legal scholar |
| DATE OF BIRTH | July 17, 1823 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Schnepfenthal |
| DATE OF DEATH | July 28, 1861 |
| Place of death | Kiel |